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nitwhiz
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math be like:

"Addition (often signified by the plus symbol "+") is one of the four basic operations of arithmetic; the others are subtraction, multiplication and division. The addition of two whole numbers is the total amount of those values combined. For example, in the adjacent picture, there is a combination of three apples and two apples together, making a total of five apples. This observation is equivalent to the mathematical expression "3 + 2 = 5" i.e., "3 add 2 is equal to 5".

Besides counting items, addition can also be defined on other types of numbers, such as integers, real numbers and complex numbers. This is part of arithmetic, a branch of mathematics. In algebra, another area of mathematics, addition can be performed on abstract objects such as vectors and matrices.

Addition has several important properties. It is commutative, meaning that order does not matter, and it is associative, meaning that when one adds more than two numbers, the order in which addition is performed does not matter (see Summation). Repeated addition of 1 is the same as counting; addition of 0 does not change a number. Addition also obeys predictable rules concerning related operations such as subtraction and multiplication.

Performing addition is one of the simplest numerical tasks. Addition of very small numbers is accessible to toddlers; the most basic task, 1 + 1, can be performed by infants as young as five months and even some members of other animal species. In primary education, students are taught to add numbers in the decimal system, starting with single digits and progressively tackling more difficult problems. Mechanical aids range from the ancient abacus to the modern computer, where research on the most efficient implementations of addition continues to this day."

And you think like .. easy, but then you turn the page:

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  • 4
    someone needed to stretch his paper it seems
  • 1
    That's a Laplace transform?
  • 5
    @electrineer nah, some standard model lagrangian.
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    @-red I looked at it on Wikipedia and the page was about quarks and stuff
  • 2
    @jespersh It is not. As a theorist I'm still appalled that the Higgs exists. This mess looks like nature went for the "worse is better" philosophy, too.
  • 4
    @kenogo It feels like unrefactored code.

    One day, we will realize that somewhere we got one little brain exercise wrong... we start refactoring, and everything will elegantly fall in to place.

    (I hope)
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    @kenogo

    It's actually coupled cluster theory, that's the gold-standard atm
  • 1
    @bittersweet Well, Heisenberg and Einstein didn't succeed unifying their field theories. String theory is a dead end and super symmetry has yet to show.
    Maybe the perfect symmetry of the fundamental laws could've stayed untouched if it weren't production code without some ugly hot fixes.
  • 2
    @phorkyas It would be sad if it turns out that reality is not just a simulation, but also the hobby project of some junior developer super entity.
  • 0
    I have thought that it was a equation for a triple pendiulum... 🤔
  • 1
    Tl:;Dr: What does this formula describe?
  • 1
    @Kyu96 Interaction of all fundamental particles (excluding gravitation)
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    This is an excellent reminder of the different types of numbers that addition can be defined on and the important properties of expansion, such as commutativity and associativity. As a student, I have always found math to be a challenging subject. However, I had come to appreciate the beauty and usefulness of mathematics, especially after using resources like https://plainmath.net/high-school-p... which was a great help to me when I was struggling with an assignment. I think it is important for students to have access to resources like this when working on math or any other topic. With the proper guidance and support, even the most challenging issues can become manageable and enjoyable.
  • 2
    Math is boring
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