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More anecdotal evidence! Last night, I jokingly asked my SO what 30/4 was. They said 8.25. Seriously. And they're an academic that does math for a living. I
by araneae 16y ago
More anecdotal evidence!
Last night, I jokingly asked my SO what 30/4 was. They said 8.25. Seriously. And they're an academic that does math for a living.
I never got past single variable calculus, but I can do most 2 digit math in my head, accurately.
- xyzzyz 16y agoI study maths and if you asked me what 30/4 was, I'd respond, "it is 30/4, obviously". Math is not about calculating. I rarely perform calculations on numbers greater than 20, and I do not even remember when was the last time I performed a long division. What is this "2 digit math" you are talking about?
- araneae 16y agoI'm sorry, I should have typed "thirty divided by four," which is what I actually said, instead of 30/4, but I was lazy. And yes, math is absolutely not about calculating. I was supporting the previous poster's point that they suck at calculating, and that math and calculating are very different things. I hate math. I am completely comfortable with calculating. WTF with the downvotes.