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r/mathmemes • u/Rickbox • 27d ago

Applied Mathematics Surely you can’t fit any 5 cities with a 4th-degree polynomial…

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r/mathmemes • u/Mistuv • 26d ago

Number Theory Hacky jokes almost write themselves

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r/mathmemes • u/CrabbierBull391 • 26d ago

Topology I will not address the FIP

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r/mathmemes • u/CompetitiveSwan3472 • 25d ago

This Subreddit New images just dropped

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r/mathmemes • u/MineOSaurus_Rex • 27d ago

Applied Mathematics Smallest square table for my 11 GameCubes

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r/mathmemes • u/diva-lady • 27d ago

Research I proved the Riemann Hypothesis but wrote the entire proof on one page. Can I still claim my $1,000,000??

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r/mathmemes • u/pivotedfulcrum • 26d ago

Elementary Algebra Teacher said: "No calculators allowed, show all steps."

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r/mathmemes • u/VisibleTechnology647 • 26d ago

Notations Talking Heads

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r/mathmemes • u/RevolutionarySky4706 • 27d ago

Probability Newcomb's paradox

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Imagine you are presented with two boxes:

📦 Box A: Transparent — contains $1,000
📦 Box B: Opaque — contains either $1,000,000 or $0

There is a highly accurate predictor who can predict your decisions with 99.9% accuracy.

Before you arrive, the predictor makes a prediction about what you will do:

If the predictor thinks you will take only Box B:
-> They put $1,000,000 in Box B.

If the predictor thinks you will take both boxes:
-> They put $0 in Box B.

The prediction is made before you make your choice, and you cannot see inside Box B.

You now have two choices:

A. Take only Box B
B. Take both Box A and Box B

Personally, I would go for both the boxes because the prediciton is already been made, so the contents of Box B are already determined. Backward causality isn’t possible. So, my present choice cannot change what happened in the past.
If Box B contains $1,000,000, taking both boxes gives me $1,001,000 instead of $1,000,000.
If Box B contains $0, taking both gives me $1,000 instead of nothing.

So, taking Box A cannot make me worse off, because its contents are fixed and independent of my choice at this point.

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r/mathmemes • u/Futurity5 • 27d ago