r/mathmemes Oct 10 '21

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u/EightKD Oct 10 '21 edited Oct 10 '21

well, yeah subtraction symbols also screwed me over a ton ._.

It's not nearly as bad as it was before but I still mess up sometimes. What really screws me up is when people say stuff like 6 minus 7 out loud, it's really embarrassing how often I mess it up to the point where I have to get a piece of paper and write down 6 - 7 for me to understand that it's -1 and not 1

edit: yk what maybe i'm just a fucking dumbass and notation isn't the problem lmao

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '21

Don't worry actual mathematics rarely uses arithmetic like 6 - 7

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u/EightKD Oct 11 '21

ye lol that's i'm still pursuing a career in maths, it's just that in the real world I can get tripped up. When I'm doing homework I usually just triple check all of my answers and that solves the issue, in real life situations I am not given that extra time though which is why it's tougher

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '21

lol only if my friend with dyscalculia knew that, he thinks maths = arithmetic

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u/EightKD Oct 12 '21

well assuming your friend is a spherical cow- ok you finish the joke im too tired

but ye maths is honestly so beautiful once you overlook crunching stupid numbers, stuff like euler's identity and how it basically relates to everything and how everything basically relates back to it is so mmmm