A Straight Line Is A Curve Which Is Uncurved

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A Straight Line Is A Curve Which Is Uncurved

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Mathematicians really do live in their own reality! This professor's galaxy-brain definition that "a straight line is a special case of a curve" is like saying water is just wet fire. It's that perfect moment in math class when you realize the professor has transcended normal human logic and entered the realm where definitions fold back on themselves like some kind of topological pretzel.

Behind those equations on the board lies a deeper truth: in mathematics, generalizations reign supreme. A straight line is indeed just a curve with zero curvature—which is exactly the kind of mind-bending perspective that makes calculus students question their life choices at 2AM before an exam.

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