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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | In algebra, a {{w|Variable (mathematics)|variable}} is any symbol used to represent a number that has not been determined | + | {{incomplete|Created by A SET OF N MATHEMATICIANS TRYING TO FIND THE VALUE OF Y - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | In algebra, a {{w|Variable (mathematics)|variable}} is any symbol used to represent a number that has not been determined. The most familiar algebraic variable is ''x'' (the unknown input), with ''y'' often being the yet-to-be-determined output (its value being dependent on ''x''). According to the comic, the value of ''x'' has finally been found, being 4.1083. The joke is that a general-purpose variable, which may take different values in different scenarios, turns out to have a specific value, as though it were a constant. Constants in mathematics and other scientific fields are also often represented by a single symbol - some of the most well-known are {{w|Pi|''π''}}, ''e'' ({{w|E (mathematical constant)|Euler's number}}) and ''c'' (the {{w|speed of light}}). | ||
− | The specific number 4.1083 does not have any notable significance or special role in the contexts of physics, chemistry, finance, astronomy or cryptography. This number to 3 decimal places, 4.108, was referenced previously in comic [[899: Number Line]]. | + | The specific number 4.1083 does not have any notable significance or special role in the contexts of physics, chemistry, finance, astronomy or cryptography. This number to 3 decimal places, 4.108, was referenced previously in comic [[899: Number Line]]. |
− | The | + | The title text declares the value of ''n'' is unknown. ''n'' is often used as an unknown/undetermined ''integer'' value. For example, it might be used in {{w|Sampling (statistics)|statistics}} to specify the size of a sample. For example, a list where ''n = 50'' would mean the list contains 50 data points, for which that number of iterations or a larger number of cross-comparisons might be expected. |
− | According to the title text, however, the value | + | According to the title text, however, the value ''has'' been narrowed down to somewhere between 8 and 10<sup>500</sup>, or one hundred quinsexagintacentillion. Allegedly, therefore, it cannot be one of the (usually) simplest values of 1 or 2. It also means that the narrowing-down isn't particularly narrow, although it is perhaps quite specific compared to the 'pre-narrowing' possibilities of being absolutely any finite value at all. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== |