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The goal is to encourage people to approach mathematics in a fashion that makes it accessible. In order to do this, we're going to need a few basic rules.
- Try to be on topic.
- Be civil.
- No drama.
Pretty simple, huh? Yeah... I reduced them to the lowest common denominator. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Off-topic is tolerated to some extent. Submissions should all be about mathematics, or clearly relate to mathematics. However, once you get into the comments section, it's a much looser standard. Discourse is encouraged, so long as civility is maintained. Good conversations tend to meander around topics and that's perfectly acceptable.
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Some terms:
- WDT Weekly Discussion Thread
Greek Alphabet:
Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ/ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
Hebrew Alphabet:
א ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כ/ך ל מ/ם נ/ן ס ע פ/ף צ/ץ ק ר ש ת
Other common symbols:
¬ → ⇒ ⇔ ∀ ∂ ∃ ∅ ∇ ∈ ∉ √ ∞ ∧ ∨ ∩ ∪ ⊕ ∫ ≈ ≠ ≡ ≤ ≥ ⊆ ⊂ ⊃ ⊄ ° ± · × ⟌ ÷ ⌊ ⌋ ⌈ ⌉ ➀ ℤ ℕ ℙ ℚ ℝ ℂ ℍ ℭ
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[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Randomness is exceedingly difficult for humans to generate and very few things are believed to be true random.
My CCP and SCP caught up with each other, so I figured it was time to submit some serious stuff again. I got tired of rebutting the stupid responses, so I took a long break.
[–] cdinvb 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yep. My breaks are prolonged. And I bother to log in . . not very often. - The argument is that all processes are deterministic, however we imperfect beings lack the ability to gather sufficient or relevant information. We make models that estimate outcomes. And then there's cryptographic process, and I wish that I were not pushing 70, and this came more readily to me b/c it's fascinating. In particular asymmetric process: public v private key. regards - c
[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
You're a bit older than I, but not much. In my academic career, I had very little exposure to cryptography. The reality is that computers lacked the power to do it well. So, we didn't.
That's a space that has changed greatly in the decades since.