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Re:Mills' constant by qmalxp on Sunday February 15, 2015 @03:17PM (#9053904)
Maybe in applied math. In pure math that question would immediately reveal you as an outsider.
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Re:Mills' constant by swatow on Sunday February 15, 2015 @06:17PM (#9054597)
Yeah, it would go something like

"What are the applications of this?"

everyone gasps, stares at you

"...to the K-theory of arithmetic cobordisms."

everything goes back to normal, speaker answers the question

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