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> Ozan Varol is a rocket scientist turned law professor > "If you multiply two numbers together, shouldn't the output be a larger number?" Glad this guy isn't
by axiosgunnar 5y ago
> Ozan Varol is a rocket scientist turned law professor
> "If you multiply two numbers together, shouldn't the output be a larger number?"
Glad this guy isn't building rockets anymore :-)
- boringg 5y agoSeriously. Yeesh.
- ksubedi 5y agoI think you missed the whole point there. (Or maybe you only got a fraction of the point ;)
- erwincoumans 5y agoIndeed. And even if you don't involve fractions, and multiply with either 0 or 1, the output won't be a larger number.
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- LeonB 5y agoSeveral comments take issue with that same quote but fail to grasp the context: it was his naive dream-self who had this thought. > But in the dream, I was staring at this equation as a mathematical beginner, completely befuddled by the result. How could that be? If you multiply two numbers together, shouldn’t the result be greater than each part? When people share stories online and forums such as HN take parts out of context to insult the author, it’s a horrible experience.