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enriquto
1918 days ago
Somebody should warn them about avoiding accidentally using Pythagoras theorem, that was introduced 2500 years ago.
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amelius
1918 days ago
Unlike computer software, mathematical theorems don't suffer from bit rot.
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pron
1918 days ago
Neither do languages, especially formal ones.
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IshKebab
1918 days ago
FORTRAN isn't a formal language though.
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pron
1918 days ago
Of course it is, just like all programming languages. If it weren't formal, a computer couldn't interpret it precisely. Formal means mechanical; a language whose calculus can be carried out by a machine.
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Trex_Egg
1918 days ago
Funny
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