When Political Authority Trumps Mathematical Rigor

When Political Authority Trumps Mathematical Rigor
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Mathematical absurdity at its finest! This "proof" claims that alternating 1s somehow equal π because... Executive Order 14257 says so? The meme brilliantly satirizes bogus mathematical proofs by using a divergent series (1-1+1-1+...), which actually equals 1/2 according to Grandi's series, not π. The punchline comes from citing Donald Trump as the mathematical authority who "proved" that ε=4. Real mathematicians are currently clutching their textbooks and hyperventilating into paper bags. Next up: proving the Riemann Hypothesis using a tweet!

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