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		kqr on Sept 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Free-form floor plan design using differentiable V... A lot of people say "algebra" when they mean "arithmetic"!

welferkj on Sept 24, 2024 [–]

Definitely one of my mathematical peeves. Right up there with people using "exponential" to say "a lot".

kqr on Sept 24, 2024 | [–]

That's a tad worse than the related use of "exponential" for phenomena best described as geometric!

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