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I'm unfamiliar with it: what is the cliché about multiplication vs exponentiation?

• andrepd 12y ago
  The point is that that vs doesn't even make sense. It's like saying what wheel is your favorite in your car, the front left or the rear left. Arguing for calculus vs linear algebra is equally stupid. They are different branches of mathematics with different domains of application.
  • omaranto 12y ago
    This I understand, but that sentence with "cliché" in it I still don't get.
    • jmilloy 12y ago
      It's pretty clear to me that the OP just used the word cliche where it didn't belong. Fortunately the idea still came across. Perhaps you were truly confused, but it sounds more like you're playing dumb to force the OP to admit the mistake.
      • backlava 12y ago
        cliché.
      • omaranto 12y ago
        If by "the idea still came across", you mean I was able to guess approximately what the OP meant, you're right. I was curious about exactly what he or she meant and that's why I asked. And I wasn't playing dumb. For one thing, even if I assumed the word cliché was used incorrectly, I still couldn't easily guess exactly what the OP really meant. Second, I don't like assuming people are using words incorrectly, it is safer to ask what is meant.
    • pessimizer 12y ago
      Arguments about nothing are all the same.