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With four parameters I can fit an elephant, with five I can make him wiggle his trunk. -John Von Neumann
by xfs 7y ago
With four parameters I can fit an elephant, with five I can make him wiggle his trunk. -John Von Neumann
- petschge 7y agoTurns out that this is true, but you need four COMPLEX numbers. Not that that would have been something that von Neumann would have scoffed at. Source: https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2011/06/21/how-to-fit-an-elephant/ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2011/06/21/how-to-fit-an-elep...