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At least in the case of sphere packing it's closely related to some core problems in information theory that helped make the Bell phone system so reliable. (no
by dekhn 1y ago
At least in the case of sphere packing it's closely related to some core problems in information theory that helped make the Bell phone system so reliable.
(not sure about convex shapes)
- contravariant 1y agoYeah I'd definitely explain that one as "I study ways to make wifi faster", doesn't cover all the nuance, but it's definitely better than the alternative. Convex shapes, well, annoyingly it's too broad. It has way more applications than sphere packings but it's hard to pick a good example. It's like trying to explain you design screwdrivers to someone who doesn't know what a screw is.