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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 80 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

An Oxford professor named Hall

Possessed an octagonal ball

The square of its weight

Divided by eight

Was pi times the root of sod all

[–] wrig9547@lemm.ee 44 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I suppose saying “natural log” invalidates the last limerick - I’ll allow it.

[–] kogasa@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's common to just use "log" in pure math, since nobody uses the base 10 log.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And everyone just uses "log" in CS because noone cares about the base.

...if you specifically want the natural one it's ln. ld for binary, base 10 is pretty much unheard of. Such an uneven number.

[–] hobovision@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Fair. Logs are natural unless otherwise specified. You wouldn't put log(37) if you wanted base 10, you'd do log_10(37).

[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Instead of "Is the log" maybe you could say "Is nat-log"?

[–] theroastedtoaster@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or just pronounce it "lawn" like all my calculus instructors did

[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That one is weird to me, but maybe just because I've never heard it.

I hear it pronounced as "lawn" all the time and it pisses me off to no end. Be thankful that you don't hear it.

[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago

"is natty log of the cube root of e"

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Oldie but goodie:

< > ! * ' ' #
^ " ` $ $ -
! * = @ $ _
% * < > ~ # 4
& [ ] . . /
| { , , SYSTEM HALTED

Waka waka bang splat tick tick hash,
Caret quote back-tick dollar dollar dash,
Bang splat equal at dollar under-score,
Percent splat waka waka tilde number four,
Ampersand bracket bracket dot dot slash,
Vertical-bar curly-bracket comma comma CRASH!

"waka" didn't gain popularity among people, at least not among any I ever heard about, usually it's angle bracket. I'm quite partial to 'tic' and 'tac'. The rest is standard or at least common, IMO | is pipe and {} braces. * is often called asterisk or star but splat is just better. And # is most definitely not "hashtag". Here's an overview of what's out in the wild.

[–] CPMSP@midwest.social 25 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure this is what an aneurysm feels like.

[–] VelvetGentleman@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why does "kicking it up a notch" have to entail completely butchering the meter? Actually infuriating.

[–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

See top comment to kick your fury up a notch.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Not a fan of the second one. The first line doesn't have enough syllables and the whole rhyme scheme requires that you mispronounce Z.

[–] oyo@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Zee was zee long before posh English twats decided to say zed.

Source: my ass

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Zed technically came first. Greek Zeta -> French Zede -> English Zed.

But I'll do anything to get away from French influence on my language

[–] AppleMango@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

While I am part of the 'zed' group, there is no "correct" pronounciation for anything because it all depends on accent and culture. Just embrace the diversity.

[–] mlc894@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I respectfully submit that the US should send tutors to teach English to our wayward Anglophone brothers.

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"mispronounce" Z. Yeah no, anyone who calls it "Zed" are the ones mispronouncing it. Z rhymes with G, P, and V in the alphabet song. End of story.

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago
[–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good story, now back to reality, please.

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The reality is that American english pronunciation of "Zee" is globally more popular than british english "Zed". As a descriptivist for linguistics, I believe language IS how it's used, not how it ought to be used. So I was being over-the-top calling "Zed" a mispronunciation. But it's just as, if not more, wrong to call "Zee" the mispronunciation too.

[–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

That's reasonable; I'll take it.

[–] Sidyctism@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

A compelling argument no doubt.

But dragonball Zed sounds better than dragonball Zee, so youre still wrong

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh dear. That's definitely going to summon something bad.

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yea, like my highschool pre-calculus teacher

!Just kidding he was a great teacher!<

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

4 + (6! - 0.5(12^2 + (403 + 1))) = 2(15^2)

Four plus the difference between

The factorial of six and the mean

Of twelve squared and four

Hundred three (plus one more)

Equals double the square of fifteen.

[–] No_Change_Just_Money@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As stated by cracked after hours

Math is the power to destroy nice things with logic

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Man I loved that show

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Limerics are supposed to be filthy.

These are just limerish.

These are the best poems I've ever read.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 1 year ago

3 × sqrt(4), or 6 like we call it the hood.

[–] SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

5 and 11 are also called a hand and a span

[–] istoff@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

There once was a comic named Susan... #QI

[–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of the Math Song by Darkest of the Hillside Thickets.

https://youtu.be/pq1T6KNcEu8?si=MmtY9fAjFLPFvXQW

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

What does all that have to do with the price of nantucket bucket?

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Roses are red

Euhler's a hero

ℯ^iπ + 1 = 0

[–] CoolBeance@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When in doubt with alchemy

Just recall the Rule of Three

Thrice the same ingredient

Forms an extract excellent