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That was an unusually roundabout and over-flourished way of explaining the name origin of "Elliptic Curves".
by AceJohnny2 12y ago
That was an unusually roundabout and over-flourished way of explaining the name origin of "Elliptic Curves".
- senorprogrammer 12y agoAlso known as "telling a story".
- AceJohnny2 12y agoI guess I don't appreciate being told a story with lots of extraneous details (you don't need to list all pie types. Or describe how you imagine Euler at work) to get a historical explanation. I like my points salient.
- rosser 12y ago"Anecdata, party of one: your table is ready."