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: I feel it really jumped the shark in the third term. --[[Special:Contributions/172.69.69.182|172.69.69.182]] 19:29, 11 April 2022 (UTC) | : I feel it really jumped the shark in the third term. --[[Special:Contributions/172.69.69.182|172.69.69.182]] 19:29, 11 April 2022 (UTC) | ||
:: Yeah, it does get a bit repetitive. It feels like the writers just started following a formula. [[User:Fephisto|Fephisto]] ([[User talk:Fephisto|talk]]) 19:37, 11 April 2022 (UTC) | :: Yeah, it does get a bit repetitive. It feels like the writers just started following a formula. [[User:Fephisto|Fephisto]] ([[User talk:Fephisto|talk]]) 19:37, 11 April 2022 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Non-mathematician here: what I don't get (and would appreciate having explained) is why he chose this specific instance of an {{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_(mathematics)|infinite series}}. Is there something special about a Taylor series that makes it work best for this joke? Some deeper pun here that "Taylor Series" brings, over just using "(Laurent|Fourier|Dirichlet|Infinite) series" or even "Zeno's Paradox"? --[[Special:Contributions/172.69.69.182|172.69.69.182]] 19:44, 11 April 2022 (UTC) | ||
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I should point out that Taylor Series expansions can end - for polynomials 172.70.114.157 17:23, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
Most Physicists only like seasons 1 and 2. Fephisto (talk) 17:44, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
- I feel it really jumped the shark in the third term. --172.69.69.182 19:29, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
Non-mathematician here: what I don't get (and would appreciate having explained) is why he chose this specific instance of an Template:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series (mathematics). Is there something special about a Taylor series that makes it work best for this joke? Some deeper pun here that "Taylor Series" brings, over just using "(Laurent|Fourier|Dirichlet|Infinite) series" or even "Zeno's Paradox"? --172.69.69.182 19:44, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
