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Ask HN: Why can't we compare apples to oranges?
- pizza 10y agoYou need an operator defined on the set Apple × Orange to do so.
- Mz 10y agoYou need multiple metrics, such as vitamins, that can serve as LCDs to create a comparison point.
- flukus 10y agohttp://english.stackexchange.com/questions/132871/origin-of-comparing-apples-and-oranges#132907 http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/132871/origin-of-... Because someone spoke a bug and we've been supporting backwards compatibility ever since.