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2966: "Exam Numbers"
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2024 8:36 pm
by somitomi
Title text: Calligraphy exam: Write down the number 37, spelled out, nicely.
xkcd forums: yeah, I'm something of a post-grad mathematician myself
Re: 2966: "Exam Numbers"
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 2:03 am
by moody7277
[meme]
aleph sub aleph
*runs away from the ravening horde*
[/meme]
Re: 2966: "Exam Numbers"
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2024 12:25 am
by Old Bruce
For the first and last ones I get 3 (three) but I am not absolutely certain that it is a number.
Re: 2966: "Exam Numbers"
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2024 5:27 pm
by chridd
moody7277 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 2:03 am
aleph sub aleph
aleph sub aleph sub what? ℵ
ℵ0? I think that normally would be written ℵ
ω, since aleph numbers are indexed by ordinals.
*not sure what the meme is*
Re: 2966: "Exam Numbers"
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2024 2:29 pm
by moody7277
chridd wrote: ↑Sat Aug 03, 2024 5:27 pm
moody7277 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 2:03 am
aleph sub aleph
aleph sub aleph sub what? ℵ
ℵ0? I think that normally would be written ℵ
ω, since aleph numbers are indexed by ordinals.
*not sure what the meme is*
This one.
Re: 2966: "Exam Numbers"
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2024 5:50 pm
by chridd
Now I'm even more confused.
Re: 2966: "Exam Numbers"
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2024 11:36 am
by Freddino18
same