A mathematical joke is a form of humor which relies on aspects of mathematics or a stereotype of mathematicians. The humor may come from a pun, or from...

Individuals not familiar with the mathematical result Zorn's lemma are unlikely to understand the joke. The joke is a pun on the name of this result...

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identity map on X and the homeomorphism from X to Y. Local homeomorphism – Mathematical function revertible near each point Diffeomorphism – Isomorphism of differentiable...

to each other, but a sphere and a donut are not. An often-repeated mathematical joke is that topologists cannot tell their coffee cup from their donut...

not necessarily meant to be taken seriously, and it is akin to a mathematical joke. The critical step is "...110 = ...111 − 1", i.e., "2X = X − 1", and...

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function – Result of repeatedly applying a mathematical function Mathematical induction – Form of mathematical proof Mise en abyme – Technique of placing...

admits to adding a B after his first name, a choice attributed to a mathematical joke about recursivity. Joanne Rowling attributes the addition of an unjustified...

In common mathematical parlance, a mathematical result is called folklore if it is an unpublished result with no clear originator, but which is well-circulated...

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Russian political jokes are a part of Russian humour and can be grouped into the major time periods: Imperial Russia, Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia...

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metamathematics: mathematical theories about mathematics; meta-axiomatics or meta-axiomaticity: axioms about axiomatic systems; metahumor: joking about the ways...

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the idea of coauthoring a paper for the express purpose of enabling this joke. They followed through on it five years later, as members of the faculty...

Cohen points out and sometimes explains his "nerdiest joke[s]". These included mathematical jokes – such as "Loew's ℵ 0 {\displaystyle \aleph _{0}} -plex"...

(mathematics) Mathematical joke Weisstein, Eric W. "Anomalous Cancellation". MathWorld. Boas, R. P. "Anomalous Cancellation." Ch. 6 in Mathematical Plums...

by virtue of the definition of material implication. A common joke in the mathematical community is to say that "trivial" is synonymous with "proved"—that...

has written more than 30 books of jokes and discussions of humour. His Comic Sections: The Book of Mathematical Jokes, Humour, Wit and Wisdom is a book...

and a mathematical fallacy in a proof, in that a mistake in a proof leads to an invalid proof while in the best-known examples of mathematical fallacies...

modern mathematical analysis can be defined without any reference to geometry. The ubiquity of π makes it one of the most widely known mathematical constants...

extra material for the ablest men. "His lectures were enlivened by mathematical jokes of a rather heavy kind." Routh was a staunch defender of the Cambridge...

1000=10^{3}.} Some mathematical coincidences are used in engineering when one expression is taken as an approximation of another. A mathematical coincidence...

polyrhythms. Math rock is typified by its rhythmic complexity, seen as mathematical in character by listeners and critics. While most rock music uses a 4...

English post-punk band Killing Joke, released on 2 August 1994 by Butterfly Records. The album marked Killing Joke's return after a four-year hiatus...

based on limits and multiplication by 10. 0.999... features also in mathematical jokes, such as: Q: How many mathematicians does it take to screw in a lightbulb...

inserted jokes and hoaxes into its products on April Fools' Day, which takes place on April 1. The company ceased performing April Fools jokes in 2020...

The creators originally intended many of these characters as one-time jokes or for fulfilling needed functions in the town. A number of them have gained...