Quote by Jordan Ellenberg Download Open image ““Safety warning: never divide by zero unless a licensed mathematician is present.”” — Jordan Ellenberg ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
Over the years, a number of very smart people have learned the hard way that a long string of impressive numbers multiplied by a… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
“I got zero on a maths test once," I said. "The teacher said he'd wanted to give me a minus number, but the computer… — J.L. Merrow Copy Share Image
“If you divide something that is essentially one, you will end up with imaginary infinite numbers.” — Toba Beta Copy Share Image
The study of mathematics is, if an unprofitable, a perfectly harmless and innocent occupation. — G. H. Hardy Copy Share Image
“Only in the world of mathematics do two negatives multiply into a positive.” — Abby Morel Copy Share Image
I don't agree with mathematics; the sum total of zeros is a frightening figure. — Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Copy Share Image
It is insufficient to protect ourselves with laws; we need to protect ourselves with mathematics. — Bruce Schneier Copy Share Image
My reading practice is one reason I mostly don't read electronically. Different books are in different rooms of my house, and one is in… — Jordan Ellenberg Copy Share Image
“Knowing mathematics is like wearing a pair of X-ray specs that reveal hidden structures underneath the messy and chaotic surface of the world.” — Jordan Ellenberg Copy Share Image
“If you decide what color jelly beans to eat based just on the papers that get published, you’re making the same mistake the army… — Jordan Ellenberg Copy Share Image
“Risky strategies can be analyzed numerically; uncertain strategies, Ellsberg suggested, were beyond the bounds of formal mathematical analysis” — Jordan Ellenberg Copy Share Image
“if we now feel comfortable rejecting the conclusions of the Witztum study, what does that say about the reliability of our standard statistical tests?” — Jordan Ellenberg Copy Share Image
“His most famous paradox goes like this. I decide to walk to the ice cream store. Now certainly I can’t get to the ice… — Jordan Ellenberg Copy Share Image
“scientists and statisticians have already been worrying about them for quite some time.” — Jordan Ellenberg Copy Share Image
