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Math one-liner

Submitted by kenzie on Wed, 2005-08-10 17:09.

Zenophobia: the irrational fear of convergent sequences.

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Equal positive integers

Submitted by Gledson Bernard... on Mon, 2005-07-25 08:10.

Theorem: All positive integers are equal.Proof: Sufficient to show that for any two positive integers, A and B, A = B.Further, it is sufficient to show that for all N > 0, if A and B (

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Math one-liner

Submitted by Frank J James on Thu, 2005-06-23 06:15.

If I had only one day left to live, I would live it in my statistics class: it would seem so much longer.

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Dollars equal cents

Submitted by Sheauntei Ferguson on Mon, 2005-05-23 07:04.

Theorem: 1$ = 1c.Proof:And another that gives you a sense of money disappearing.1$ = 100c= (10c)^2= (0.1$)^2= 0.01$= 1cHere $ means dollars and c means cents. T

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Mathematical baby formula

Submitted by Josh Fife on Sun, 2005-05-01 16:26.

Add a bed, subtract the clothes, divide the legs, and multiply.

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Statistical one-liner

Submitted by Hugo Limberskin on Thu, 2005-04-07 04:18.

Q: How do you tell one bathroom full of statisticians from another?A: Check the p-value.

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Log negative one zero

Submitted by quotPrincess on Sat, 2005-03-12 18:47.

Theorem: log(-1) = 0Proof:a. log[(-1)^2] = 2 * log(-1)On the other hand:b. log[(-1)^2] = log(1) = 0Combining a) and b) gives:2* log(-1) = 0Divide both sides by 2:

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Statistical one-liner

Submitted by Miss Who on Mon, 2005-02-14 14:33.

Q: How many statisticians does it take to change a lightbulb?A: 1-3, alpha = .05

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One is negative one

Submitted by Bobby Reaves on Sun, 2004-12-05 20:58.

Theorem: 1 = -1Proof:1 = sqrt(1) = sqrt(-1 * -1) = sqrt(-1) * sqrt(-1) = 1^ = -1Also one can disprove the axiom that things equal to the same thing are equal to each other.1 =

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Statistical one-liner

Submitted by Blitz Krieg on Wed, 2004-12-01 20:44.

Old statisticians never die, they just undergo a transformation.

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