I am very smart

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On a post that said percentages are 'reversible' (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by Droggelbecher@lemmy.world to c/iamverysmart@lemmy.ml

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I realise there's zero posts in this com but figured I'd try. Wanted to censor their handle, but it's the cherry on top of the comment.

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[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A little more context is needed...

[–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Also, the last line is what made me think to search if this com exists, and I think it stands on its own

[–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

The context is a post that said percentages are reversible, which is false, and exact vocabulary is super important in maths. Reversible has a precise meaning, and so does commutative, and mixing words in maths and science isn't conducive to learning. The first commenter is right, it should be commutative, and I expanded on that, saying that that's the case because percentages are fractions. I think the rest is in the screenshot, lmk if I'm still being unclear