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[–] 81 points 2 years ago (10 children)

If you ask a scientist what pi is, they will tell you it equals 3.14159. If you ask a mathematician, they will tell you pi equals the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter. If you ask an engineer, they will say “about 3, but let's round it up to 5 to be safe.”

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    I'd replace scientist to something more precise like physicist because usually people consider mathematicians as scientists even if it depends on definitions.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    usually people consider mathematicians as scientists

    Yikes!

    ... Wait, does this mean I can call a historian an artist? Then I'm game.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Historians are scientists imo. Is that a reference I don't have?

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