Math trivia of the day

[Gregory Gadow]

Jenny's Constant: J = (7^(e - 1/e) - 9)*Pi^2 And yes, this is actually listed in the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences[^].

[Lost User]

Oh no you said 'Math'. You are in so much trouble when the pedantic brigade get here.

[glennPattonPub]

Good point this side of the pond it is called Maths never worked out why shorten for Mathematics I guess the s probably crept in due to pronunciation (and the accent!), waiting for our Darlek friend to added his view! :-O

[Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter]

The origins...[^]

I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

[Richard Deeming]

All you need to know is that, if the American version differs from the UK version, the American version is wrong. :)

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[Nagy Vilmos]

What does an integer sequence have to do with cut grass[^]?

[Gregory Gadow]

More specifically, cut grain. The earliest development of arithmetic goes hand in hand with tracking harvest yields and, thus, things like taxes and tithes.

[Bassam Abdul Baki]

Here's my answer.

Mathematics --> Math
Economics --> Econ
Physics --> Phys
Chemistry --> Chem

I think Math was the only one that stuck phonetically from a university curriculum.

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[Dalek Dave]

Americans call it MATH because they only learn one sum. The civilised world calls it maths because we learn lots of aspects of the subject and realise it should be a plural.

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[GenJerDan]

Actually, Econ is making its way into the lexicon, too. And everyone knows about chem-trails.

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