irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoNormal people probably don't consider themselves normal.message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down14
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squareNormal people probably don't consider themselves normal.irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareZephyrXero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-223 hours ago[Correction: the use as “typical or common” predates its use in math. https://www.etymonline.com/word/normal] “Normal” is first and foremost a mathematical concept. And so by definition, everything can not all be normal
minus-squarelatenightnoir@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoRespectfully disagree, our interpretation of mathematics is secondary to the entirety of existence. “Normal” is most definitely not exclusive to mathematics, and thus, in this context, entirely unrelated.
minus-squareZephyrXero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-223 hours agoPlease see updated comment
[Correction: the use as “typical or common” predates its use in math. https://www.etymonline.com/word/normal]
“Normal” is first and foremost a mathematical concept. And so by definition, everything can not all be normal
Respectfully disagree, our interpretation of mathematics is secondary to the entirety of existence. “Normal” is most definitely not exclusive to mathematics, and thus, in this context, entirely unrelated.
Please see updated comment