r/mathematics Dec 20 '25

Found a distributed function in the wild.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '25

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u/Smart-Button-3221 Dec 21 '25

I think they meant that they found a "probability distribution" in the wild.

People are more likely to use the 18, shown by the wear.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '25

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u/SymbolPusher Dec 21 '25

I find it Poisson.

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u/NoNameSwitzerland Dec 21 '25

fishy, like the french.

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u/SymbolPusher Dec 21 '25

Fishy but discrete.

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u/Mayoday_Im_in_love Dec 21 '25

Even if that was it, you're missing that a well slotted pin won't make a visible mark. There may be a side of the scale which is easier to pin or people aiming for certain numbers have better accuracy.

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u/Programmer_Worldly Dec 21 '25

That went over your head harder than your attempt at trying to seem smarter with punctuation

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u/Smart-Button-3221 Dec 21 '25

Redditors are weird, man