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Terence Tao (@tao@mathstodon.xyz)
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A little bit of math can go a long way. The design of a system can be hampered not only by having too little mathematical analysis go into it, but also too *much*. One familiar example of this is with password requirements in cybersecurity. Mathematically, the more complex that a password is...
14h ago
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Jonathan Oppenheim (@postquantum@mathstodon.xyz)
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2 Posts, 16 Following, 3 Followers · Quantum mechanic with a lot of ontological baggage.
19h ago
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Terence Tao (@tao@mathstodon.xyz)
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Many decisions in life involve the tradeoff between risk and reward. Perhaps one has to choose between a "low risk, low reward" course of action, that plays it safe, but does not achieve any big wins; or a "high risk, high reward" choice which could potentially give greater benefits, but also...
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Uğur Y. Yavuz (@uyavuz@mathstodon.xyz)
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Attached: 1 image I went on a late-night Wikipedia dive before going to bed last night and read about Chandler Davis. He was a professor of mathematics specializing in linear algebra and operator theory, who spent most of his career at the University of Toronto. While he was at UMich in the...
19h ago
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Brent Yorgey (@byorgey@mathstodon.xyz)
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@OscarCunningham @jsiehler Right, \(L(x) = \frac{1}{1-x}\) is the exponential generating function for the species of lists, so it seems like this should be telling us that \(L \circ L \circ L \cong X\), i.e. lists of lists of lists are isomorphic to a single element? That seems obviously bogus,...
20h ago
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Σ(i³) = (Σi)² (@SvenGeier@mathstodon.xyz)
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@cstross@wandering.shop Quote "clown shoes are preferable to jackboots" https://www.popehat.com/p/refuge-in-kakistocracy
23h ago