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breezybottomyesterday at 7:42 PM2 repliesview on HN

That's something only someone who's never studied advanced math could say. Math notation and jargon can be extremely ambiguous and overloaded. "Normal" has about 20 different meanings.


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math_dandyyesterday at 9:26 PM

Certainly overloaded but rarely ambiguous. Context will determine which notion of “normal” applies.

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overfeedyesterday at 9:15 PM

Strives to minimize =/= completely eliminates