Re:A massive, 'semi-infinite' trove of rare-earth metals has...
by debt on Thursday April 12, 2018 @02:38PM
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I hope "semi-infinite" sees wider adoption in our lexicon.
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Re:A massive, 'semi-infinite' trove of rare-earth metals has...
by toomuchtodo on Thursday April 12, 2018 @02:40PM
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I’m partial to “infinite enough”.
Re:A massive, 'semi-infinite' trove of rare-earth metals has...
by vidanay on Thursday April 12, 2018 @02:56PM
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I've always gone with "for really small values of infinite"
Re:A massive, 'semi-infinite' trove of rare-earth metals has...
by logfromblammo on Thursday April 12, 2018 @02:43PM
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Me too. It marks someone as a person I can immediately feel superior to, without knowing anything else about them.
I will continue to use "nigh-inexhaustible", and bandy it about with sesqui-infinite glee, from the tall saddle of my high horse.
Re:A massive, 'semi-infinite' trove of rare-earth metals has...
by nontechdude1 on Thursday April 12, 2018 @05:08PM
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im not trying to be anything. its a cnbc headline, not some kid writing a term paper. if you know the subject it should be a mediocre joke. why are you calling people elitist for math jokes on a programming forum??