• @[email protected]
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    801 year ago

    If you ask a scientist what pi is, they will tell you it equals 3.14159. If you ask a mathematician, they will tell you pi equals the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter. If you ask an engineer, they will say “about 3, but let’s round it up to 5 to be safe.”

    • oce 🐆
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      151 year ago

      I’d replace scientist to something more precise like physicist because usually people consider mathematicians as scientists even if it depends on definitions.

      • @[email protected]
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        71 year ago

        usually people consider mathematicians as scientists

        Yikes!

        … Wait, does this mean I can call a historian an artist? Then I’m game.

        • oce 🐆
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          11 year ago

          Historians are scientists imo. Is that a reference I don’t have?

          • @[email protected]
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            01 year ago

            Usually (in my experience?) history is one of the ‘humanities’, which are more lumped with arts than sciences.

            • oce 🐆
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              11 year ago

              Yes it usually is, but I think the methodologies for modern history research is very much scientific.

      • @[email protected]
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        41 year ago

        Feel free! I actually just googled it because I couldn’t exactly remember it. I’d use contractions too and make it less formal sounding.

        • oce 🐆
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          21 year ago

          Thank you, I feel free now. Go get those other hostages now!