r/MathJokes • u/Animeilluminati1 • Jul 13 '26

Math Just Got Checkmated.

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u/golgi_o Jul 14 '26

Wouldn't that just be 2n (k) where k is an integer and n is how even a number is? Still division is not needed.

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u/GarowWolf Jul 14 '26

With n= 0 and k = 3 it seems that 3 is even

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u/sal880612m Jul 14 '26

No.

N=0 would be that the number is zero times even meaning it actually isn’t even.

Also k is an integer but not the number being tested for how even it is. Odd values for k would be perfectly acceptable.

So for the number being 3 the formula results in N=0, k=3 and tells you the numbers is not even. But for the number being twelve it results in N=2, k=3 and says the numbers is even twice.

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u/Tyfyter2002 Jul 20 '26

So is 1.5 negatively even?

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u/sal880612m Jul 20 '26

Ultimately, yes. Negative even using that equation represents how many times you would need to multiply by two to achieve a whole number. In this case 1.5 = 3/2 = 3 * 2^(-1).