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"D" is a development from an Egyptian hieroglyph symbolizing a door. "U" is [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) | "D" is a development from an Egyptian hieroglyph symbolizing a door. "U" is [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) | ||
:"U" is what?! [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.92|108.162.212.92]] 03:48, 17 September 2016 (UTC) | :"U" is what?! [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.92|108.162.212.92]] 03:48, 17 September 2016 (UTC) | ||
| + | :: "U" is a dummy variable; "i" is an imaginary number. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.218.215|108.162.218.215]] 11:30, 17 September 2016 (UTC) | ||
I feel like part of the meta-joke is the fact that the box cuts off the definition, literally reducing it. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.69.90|162.158.69.90]] 20:04, 16 September 2016 (UTC) | I feel like part of the meta-joke is the fact that the box cuts off the definition, literally reducing it. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.69.90|162.158.69.90]] 20:04, 16 September 2016 (UTC) | ||
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Well, this is probably the first time I've been on here and the Wednesday comic is up on Thursday, but the Friday comic is still on schedule. Weird. --JayRulesXKCD (talk) 15:11, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
- It was also the first time Randall delayed a comic to keep another comic on the front page. So since it was a planned delay of the previous comic this one was not supposed to be delayed. That would have been weird ;-) --Kynde (talk) 16:07, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
Just like defining recursion by: "recursion n: see recursion" :-) --JakubNarebski (talk) 15:05, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
"D" is a development from an Egyptian hieroglyph symbolizing a door. "U" is Capncanuck (talk)
- "U" is what?! 108.162.212.92 03:48, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
- "U" is a dummy variable; "i" is an imaginary number. 108.162.218.215 11:30, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
I feel like part of the meta-joke is the fact that the box cuts off the definition, literally reducing it. 162.158.69.90 20:04, 16 September 2016 (UTC) Yes, reductionism reducted, reductionised, and reduced... 108.162.249.156 00:40, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
Would the letter 'I' in reductIonIsm be described twice? - Sebastian --162.158.85.213 10:36, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
