Comment on A 50/50 chance is an 100% chance.

squaresinger@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Because it’s not a joke, it’s not even funny. It’s a simple mathematical thing which depends on a specific perspective.

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  • squaresinger@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Seems like you didn’t get the joke.

    The joke is a mathematical pun, purposely misunderstanding the “/” in “50/50” as a division sign instead of a separator.

    50/50 means, 50 of hundred fall on one side, 50 on the other.

    But in mathematical notation, 50 divided by 50 equals 1, and 1 is 100%.

    It’s just as much a joke as any other pun, just in mathematical notation instead of in a natural language.

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