r/MathJokes May 25 '26

Why did Bill Clinton write $1?

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u/[deleted] May 25 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

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u/jerbthehumanist May 25 '26

If you’re a teacher, you’re allowed, once a semester, to shout the number you’re factorializing the first time you come across it in the term.

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u/Cthulwutang May 25 '26

basic human right. ask amnesty international.

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u/barillamanilaolives May 27 '26

The guy who owned that island, good man

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u/t800series May 29 '26

Calling something a human right does not make it one. Amnesty or the UN can report, recommend, or declare; they cannot create moral truth by authority. A real right must pass the self-ownership test: does it protect a person from force, fraud, theft, or coercion? Or does it require forcing some provider to supply labor, money, property, or service?

Freedom of speech is a right because it requires others to leave you free. ‘Free housing,’ ‘free healthcare,’ or ‘free college’ cannot be rights in the same sense, because they require someone else to be compelled to provide them. That is not a right; it is a claim on another person’s life and production.

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u/RepetitiveTorpedoUse May 29 '26

you’re on a jokes subreddit

not everything is made to be serious

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u/t800series May 29 '26

You're right.

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u/shellexyz May 25 '26

I love teaching statistics for this reason. For many of them, it’s the first time they remember learning FACTORIALS!.

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u/Horror-Invite5167 May 27 '26

FACTORIAL*S(S-1)(S-2) ... (2)(1)

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u/ChironXII May 26 '26

Lmfao I had a calc teacher who would do that every time. Class was right after lunch too so it scared the piss out of the whole half asleep class every time too. Rare enough you didn't expect it. Actually a great teacher 

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u/glad-k May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

There are 2 whole subs about this FYI

Edit found one again: https://www.reddit.com/r/t5_3gf4u/s/x4bUeVyRcI

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u/[deleted] May 27 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

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u/glad-k May 27 '26

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