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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Cueball]], apparently concerned about the status of his romantic relationship, has constructed a "relationship graph" plotting an ambiguously quantitative metric for love and/or affection against | + | [[Cueball]], apparently concerned about the status of his romantic relationship, has constructed a "relationship graph" plotting an ambiguously quantitative metric for love and/or affection against time. He has identified a sudden drop. Cueball's romantic partner (apparently [[Megan]]) notes from off screen that the drop corresponds to the moment Cueball's obsession with graphs began. He claims the two events are coincidental, thereby referencing the recurring xkcd theme of [[552: Correlation|correlation not necessarily implying causation]]. |
− | The | + | The {{w|Fourier transform}} is a technique for discovering the periodic characteristic(s) of a function. A spike at one month on the Fourier transform of the love graph would mean that something happens every month that causes the relationship to change. This is presumably a reference to Megan's {{w|menstrual cycle}}, that is, her 'time of the month,' stereotypically depicted as having a woman uncharacteristically crabby or moody at that time. |
− | Fourier transformations were mentioned previously in | + | [[26: Fourier|Fourier transformations were mentioned previously in ''xkcd''.]] |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball is pointing at a line graph at a specific point where it slopes down. The | + | :[Cueball is pointing at a line graph at a specific point where it slopes down. The Y axis shows that as Y increases, love increases.] |
:Cueball: Our relationship entered its decline at this point. | :Cueball: Our relationship entered its decline at this point. | ||
− | :Megan | + | :Megan: That's when you started graphing everything. |
:Cueball: Coincidence! | :Cueball: Coincidence! | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] |
+ | [[Category:Charts]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] |