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by kqr 635 days ago
A lot of people say "algebra" when they mean "arithmetic"!
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welferkj 635 days ago
Definitely one of my mathematical peeves. Right up there with people using "exponential" to say "a lot".
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kqr 635 days ago
That's a tad worse than the related use of "exponential" for phenomena best described as geometric!
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