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[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 67 points 4 months ago (13 children)

I thought the muscular guys were supposed to be right in these memes.

[–] myslsl@lemmy.world 65 points 4 months ago (11 children)

He is right. 1 approximates 1 to any accuracy you like.

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 4 months ago (10 children)

Is it true to say that two numbers that are equal are also approximately equal?

[–] SpeakerToLampposts@lemmy.world 28 points 4 months ago

I recall an anecdote about a mathematician being asked to clarify precisely what he meant by "a close approximation to three". After thinking for a moment, he replied "any real number other than three".

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