Originally posted by XanthosNZIf it was 0(F) degrees last night , and tonight it's going to be twice as cold , what will the temp be?
Imagine you are emptying a pool of water at a rate of 2 units per second. This is obviously the same as filling the pool at -2 units per second. Now if I were to film this and then later watch the tape in reverse at twice the speed what would it look like I was doing to the pool? It would appear to be filling at 4 units per second (according to time counted while watching).
-2 * -2 = 4
Originally posted by Moldy CrowThis badly worded question can have various answers.
If it was 0(F) degrees last night , and tonight it's going to be twice as cold , what will the temp be?
It could be 255.372222 K / 2 = 127.686111 K = -229.835 F
As coldness is not a scientific unit with a set maximum (or minimum) this question has no definite answer.
Originally posted by XanthosNZColdness is measured in shiver amplitude. Twice as cold = twice the amplitude.
This badly worded question can have various answers.
It could be 255.372222 K / 2 = 127.686111 K = -229.835 F
As coldness is not a scientific unit with a set maximum (or minimum) this question has no definite answer.
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Originally posted by sasquatch672I think that the problem here is more to do with the English language as a whole - and the conflicting rules on pluralisation. A single mathematical problem, or 1 math problem could be pluralised to 2 maths problems ... or 2 math problems. I think that the flaw comes with the shortening of the word mathematical - however as maths existed before America was 'discovered', perhaps the 's' was lost somewhere on route to the new world.
Okay - here's the real question. Why do you euros call mathematics "maths"? It's infuriating. The short name - "math" - is a collective plural, like "people", that encompasses the field of study. Adding the "s" is redundant. Why do you all do it?
I leave you with one final thought on the subject:
Why is the plural of mouse, mice and the plural of house is houses?
And the plural of goose, geese and moose, mooses?
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English is crazy - perhaps this is a thread on its own...
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Originally posted by sasquatch672Math is the only TRUE science!
Frank my man, very interesting. Not really sure that math is science, come to think of it. Math underlies science, it's the vehicle by which we seek to understand the universe. Math begets much scientific knowledge, but not sure how much mathematical knowledge is derived from science. Hmm...
Originally posted by HindsteinThe plural of moose is "moose". Like the plural of deer, which is deer.
I think that the problem here is more to do with the English language as a whole - and the conflicting rules on pluralisation. A single mathematical problem, or 1 math problem could be pluralised to 2 maths problems ... or 2 math problems. I think that the flaw comes with the shortening of the word mathematical - however as maths existed before America w ...[text shortened]... e, geese and moose, mooses?
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English is crazy - perhaps this is a thread on its own...
Why is "an" used preceeding a word starting with a vowel, like "an apple, an orange,"etc . ; and "a" preceed words starting with a consonant, like "a deer, a moose" BUT it is proper to say,"an historical event"?
Originally posted by Moldy CrowBecause it's a silent "h".
The plural of moose is "moose". Like the plural of deer, which is deer.
Why is "an" used preceeding a word starting with a vowel, like "an apple, an orange,"etc . ; and "a" preceed words starting with a consonant, like "a deer, a moose" BUT it is proper to say,"an historical event"?
What the hell is math? Sounds like something to wipe your feet on.
MATHS, on the other hand, is short for mathematics. .
