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Exponentially With What, Base e?

Exponentially With What, Base e?
Every math professor's internal monologue when someone says "our profits grew exponentially" without specifying the base or exponent. The mathematical rage is real! Exponential growth follows a specific pattern (y = bˣ), not just "it got bigger fast." The goose is all of us who've spent years teaching this concept only to hear it butchered in corporate meetings. Next time someone uses "exponentially" loosely, channel your inner angry waterfowl and demand the rate constant!

Cursed With Knowledge

Cursed With Knowledge
The internal screaming of every math major when someone makes a fundamentally incorrect statement about numbers! In discrete mathematics, zero is absolutely an even number because it satisfies the definition perfectly: any integer divisible by 2 with no remainder. Since 0 = 2 × 0, it fits the criteria flawlessly. That moment when your basic math knowledge transforms casual conversations into mental torture sessions. You want to correct them, but you'll sound like a pedantic nightmare. The struggle is real for anyone who's ventured beyond arithmetic into the beautiful, maddening world of mathematical rigor!

Polynomial Problems Require Polynomial Solutions

Polynomial Problems Require Polynomial Solutions
The mathematical equivalent of poking a bear with a stick. Our blonde friend casually drops "easy" when asked to factor this polynomial monster, then proceeds to multiply it by 1 — the mathematical equivalent of doing absolutely nothing while looking smug about it. That face in the last panel? That's the universal expression of "I just spent three hours trying to find the roots of this irreducible polynomial and you have the audacity to multiply it by ONE?!" This is why mathematicians develop drinking problems.

Not Respecting That Mathematical Heresy

Not Respecting That Mathematical Heresy
The fist of mathematical justice! Mathematicians everywhere are clenching their fists at this egregious algebraic error. The equation claims x + x = x², which is only true when x equals 0 or 2. For literally every other number in existence, this is mathematical blasphemy. It's like saying "2+2=22" and expecting not to be haunted by the ghost of Pythagoras. Even Arthur's clenched fist knows that x + x = 2x, and no amount of "respecting opinions" will change the fundamental laws of algebra. Sorry not sorry, but math doesn't care about your feelings!

Imaginary Numbers = Not Real

Imaginary Numbers = Not Real
The mathematical rebellion we never knew we needed! This meme brilliantly roasts complex numbers with the energy of someone who stayed up all night trying to solve an equation only to discover imaginary solutions. Complex numbers are that friend who shows up to the party with unnecessarily elaborate explanations for everything. "Yes, i² = -1" sounds like the start of a bad math pickup line, and those multiple representations? Pure mathematical flexing. The "3i apples" bit is pure gold—because nothing says "practical math" like ordering an imaginary quantity of fruit. And don't get me started on being "complex number" years old... that's just what mathematicians say when they don't want to admit they're getting older. Mathematicians invented an entire number system just because they couldn't handle negative square roots. Talk about overengineering a solution!

Mispronounce Euclid And Face Mathematical Wrath

Mispronounce Euclid And Face Mathematical Wrath
Nothing triggers mathematical rage quite like hearing "YOU-clid" instead of "EW-klid." Mathematicians will silently judge you while plotting your demise using geometric principles the mispronouncer clearly doesn't understand. It's like nails on a chalkboard to people who voluntarily spend their free time thinking about prime numbers. The Father of Geometry deserves better than your phonetic butchery, thank you very much.

Calm Down Calm Down

Calm Down Calm Down
The difference between mathematical rage and mathematical bliss in one exclamation mark! When our stick figure friend declares "1/0" the crowd goes berserk (and rightfully so—that's literal mathematical chaos). But add that little factorial symbol "1/0!" and suddenly everyone's chill. Why? Because 0! equals 1 in mathematics, making the expression simply "1/1" or just 1. Nothing incites a riot quite like undefined values, but turn it into a perfectly reasonable integer and mathematicians put down their pitchforks. The thin line between mathematical anarchy and harmony is apparently just a tiny punctuation mark.