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Re:Mathics – A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica by chongli on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @09:03PM (#19854964)
derivative of the shore length of Tasmania

That's a funny joke but it's not something for which any AI could provide a concrete answer. This is due to the fractal nature of coastlines and described as the coastline paradox [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastline_paradox

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Re:Mathics – A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica by abraae on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @10:40PM (#19855477)
That's great to know and I think its's something that's been gnawing at the back of my mind for some time.

My country is claimed to have the 9th longest coastline in the world despite being pretty small, and this makes me question that claim for sure.

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