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Re:1/999999999999999999999998999999999999999999999999 by TillE on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @09:25PM (#9816387)
Yes, except that's not actually what people mean when they type those letters. A five year old has almost zero understanding of math. Where would you even begin?

If you want a simple explanation, just say so. There's really no need to use internet memes for basic communication.

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Re:1/999999999999999999999998999999999999999999999999 by tedunangst on Thursday July 02, 2015 @12:04AM (#9816782)
Wow. Based on the responses, you'd think I wrote a style guide that said to use eli5 whenever possible. If you don't like it, don't use it. I don't. I was only pointing out that the abbreviation neither stands for just "explain" nor saves a mere three letters.
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