Shortest Math Joke Ever

GigaCluster

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Would it be just as funny if you were to set epsilon to zero?

(I am assuming we're talking about the delta-epsilon concept for limits?)
 

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Lifer
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Originally posted by: DaveCSparty
What is six afraid?

Because seven eight nine








What car commercial was that? haha

Camry? Or maybe VW. I think it was Camry.
 

Gibson486

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the only thing i know episilon is used for is permitivity in electromagnetics. permitivity can't be negative, but i still do not see what is funny.
 

cronos

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Originally posted by: DaveCSparty
What is six afraid?

Because seven eight nine

What car commercial was that? haha

lol. actually i think it's:

"why is six afraid of seven?"

 

desteffy

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Originally posted by: neonerd
explanation please? :confused:

In a certain class or two all math majors take their jr or senior year most of the proofs start out with or include the phrase

"let epsilon be greater than zero... then there exists delta such that ..."

This could have to do with limits or continuity

EDIT: You may even see this in freshman calculus if you really talk about the theory of what limits are. Otherwise you would see plenty of it later in real analysis.