[math-fun] polish expression for 'grosso modo' or the big picture
hello math-funers There is an expression in french for 'the big picture' which is 'grosso modo', which means ' approximately, this page explains the different ways to say the same in many languages here : http://www.expressio.fr/expressions/grosso-modo.php?utm_source=newsletter&ut... and the funny thing is the polish expression, the big picture : Pi multiplied by a door , pi multiplié par une porte. I find this very funny! best regards, Simon Plouffe
What's so funny about 3.141592653+ doors? —Dan
On Apr 14, 2016, at 10:48 PM, Simon Plouffe <simon.plouffe@gmail.com> wrote:
hello math-funners
There is an expression in french for 'the big picture' which is 'grosso modo', which means ' approximately,
this page explains the different ways to say the same in many languages here :
http://www.expressio.fr/expressions/grosso-modo.php?utm_source=newsletter&ut...
and the funny thing is the polish expression,
the big picture : Pi multiplied by a door , pi multiplié par une porte.
I find this very funny!
Pi*door = approximation of a surface. very rough. Simon Plouffe
Pi * r^2 is pi times a square door. On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 1:29 AM, Simon Plouffe <simon.plouffe@gmail.com> wrote:
Pi*door = approximation of a surface. very rough.
Simon Plouffe
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