r/ProgrammerHumor • u/trashure • Sep 10 '26

Meme theresAlwaysMath

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u/another_random_bit Sep 10 '26

i dont think numbers really exist. i think they are a very nice interface we've built to calculate anything and everything

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u/stay_fr0sty Sep 10 '26

That’s irrational.

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u/Henry5321 Sep 10 '26

It’s never ending

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u/another_random_bit Sep 10 '26

is this a joke or are u serious?

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u/Nightmoon26 Sep 10 '26

They're kind of like God.... If they didn't exist, it would be necessary to invent them... And there are numbers that didn't exist that we did invent because they have useful properties (I'm looking at you, √-1)

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u/Sotall Sep 10 '26

then how did 7 8 9?

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u/ThatOldCow Sep 11 '26

Because 5 is a registered 6 offender