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That Math Problem in 'Good Will Hunting' (2013)

2 pointsby greattypoalmost 10 years ago

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ColinWrightalmost 10 years ago
<p><pre><code> ... doesn&#x27;t explain the real world application of homeomorphically irreducible trees, ... </code></pre> ... which are deeply intertwungle with computer networks and computability problems, but you know, don&#x27;t let ignorance get in the way of a good dissing of something you don&#x27;t understand.<p><pre><code> ... which apparently aren&#x27;t really *math,* but graph theory. </code></pre> Because, you, know, research mathematicians just sit around all day multiplying together really big numbers.