Mercuri@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 3 months agoYes Google, 2/3 is TOTALLY the same as 1/2lemmy.worldimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1459arrow-down129file-text
arrow-up1430arrow-down1imageYes Google, 2/3 is TOTALLY the same as 1/2lemmy.worldMercuri@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 3 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejbrains@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 months agoThere are two meanings being conflated here. “1/3 more” can mean “+ 1/3” or "* (1 + 1/3)“. So “1/3 more than 1/3” could be 2/3 or 4/9, but not 1/2. Instead 1/2 is 1/2 more than 1/3, not 1/3 more. That’s the meme I’ve seen go around recently.
There are two meanings being conflated here.
“1/3 more” can mean “+ 1/3” or "* (1 + 1/3)“.
So “1/3 more than 1/3” could be 2/3 or 4/9, but not 1/2.
Instead 1/2 is 1/2 more than 1/3, not 1/3 more. That’s the meme I’ve seen go around recently.