Comment on A 50/50 chance is an 100% chance.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 days agoBecause it’s not a joke, it’s not even funny. It’s a simple mathematical thing which depends on a specific perspective.
Comment on A 50/50 chance is an 100% chance.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 days agoBecause it’s not a joke, it’s not even funny. It’s a simple mathematical thing which depends on a specific perspective.
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.