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Actually, that was the way I read it -- was going to post something about that but then noticed you'd already brought up the idea. If every word in the title we
by dvgrn 3y ago
Actually, that was the way I read it -- was going to post something about that but then noticed you'd already brought up the idea. If every word in the title weren't capitalized (as titles usually are) then I think the title would have been
"Elusive 'einstein' solves long-standing math problem"
which is certainly true -- aperiodic monotiles have been _very_ elusive. Not sure if the author was trying for a double meaning... if so, it does seem like the incorrect secondary meaning has overtaken the primary meaning in a lot of people's minds.