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| title = Convincing Pickup Line | | title = Convincing Pickup Line | ||
| image = convincing pickup line.png | | image = convincing pickup line.png | ||
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| titletext = Check it out; I've had sex with someone who's had sex with someone who's written a paper with Paul Erdős! | | titletext = Check it out; I've had sex with someone who's had sex with someone who's written a paper with Paul Erdős! | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | A {{w|graph (mathematics)|graph}} is a mathematical object consisting of '''nodes''' connected by lines called '''edges'''. The nodes could represent for example people, and the edges could represent a connection from having slept together. Now, Megan has such a graph. Arguably, a {{w|symmetric graph|graph that is symmetric}} is nicer than a regular one, | + | A {{w|graph (mathematics)|graph}} is a mathematical object consisting of '''nodes''' connected by lines called '''edges'''. The nodes could represent for example people, and the edges could represent a connection from having slept together. Now, Megan has such a graph. Arguably, a {{w|symmetric graph|graph that is symmetric}} is nicer than a regular one, why Megan suggests that they should sleep together. |
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− | + | This is a small-world joke on the concept of {{w|Erdős number}}. {{w|Paul Erdős}} was a Hungarian mathematician renowned for his eccentricity and productivity. He holds the world record for the number of published math papers, as well as for the number of collaborative papers. A persons Erdős number is the "collaborative distance" between the person and Erdős. Paul Erdős's Erdős number is 0 by definition. All his 511 collaborators have the Erdős number 1. If you have written a paper with someone who's written a paper with someone who's written a paper with Paul Erdős your Erdős number is 3. If you know a mathematician or are a mathematician you can calculate your Erdős number [http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/collaborationDistance.html here]. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Cueball and Megan sit at a small table in a cafe. Megan holds up a graph.] | :[Cueball and Megan sit at a small table in a cafe. Megan holds up a graph.] | ||
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:Cueball: I can't argue with that. | :Cueball: I can't argue with that. | ||
− | {{comic discussion}} | + | {{comic discussion}} |
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Math]] | [[Category:Math]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
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