• PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]@anarchist.nexus
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    23 days ago

    The math one uses the fact that 1 + 2 + 3 + … “=” -1/12, where the equality is in the sense of Ramanujan summation. Classically, the series diverges, so using the equality sign is a bit deceptive. However, in some contexts, it is meaningful to assign a sum to divergent series.

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      23 days ago

      I believe you, but that made about as much sense to me as when Wesley saves the ship by reversing the polarity of the navigational deflector array.