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Posted on May 17, 2012 by Mr. Chase

A few people have pointed me to this mathy web comic:

Thanks to smbc-comics for a great mathy web comic! (http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20120517.gif)

I’m not sure how often discrete mathematics uses the phrase “for reals”….I would think “for natural numbers” would be more appropriate, don’t you?

Tim Chase on May 17, 2012 at 7:30 am said:

Written shorthand as “∈ℝ”? 🙂

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- Mr. Chase on May 17, 2012 at 7:54 am said:
  
  actually…∀ℝ….but same idea 🙂
  
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Matthew on May 17, 2012 at 9:39 pm said:

Agreed, John. I think the right circle would be better labeled “Real Analysis”, but that might not be as recognizable for many people.

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Andreas Kloeckner on May 21, 2012 at 10:11 am said:

How about giving credit where due?

http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2613

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- Mr. Chase on May 21, 2012 at 11:13 am said:
  
  As I usually do, I had linked the comic to the original source. And most web comics include a signature in the corner. Anyway…the lack of overt credit is MY mistake, and I’ve added a caption which I hope adequately corrects the problem.
  
  Thanks for keeping me honest!!
  
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