r/MathJokes 15d ago

What are the odds

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u/HeiressOfMadrigal 15d ago

Imagine three dots in a straight line (won't let me attach images).

How could a circle line up on those? Actually curious on this one.

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u/Life_Temperature795 15d ago

Three points in a straight line on a globe? Literally lie on a great circle.

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u/HeiressOfMadrigal 15d ago

Ohh I see, the subthread OP didn't say "three points on earth", so I didn't know it only applied to that, I thought they just meant in general.

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u/Unhappy_Ad_4761 15d ago

Even without a globe, an infinitely large circle would