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eli5: Large Consecutive Prime Numbers Generator | zul2df | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
world's population increase eli5 | rl69u0 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5:When did the Order of operations change? | rle0x9 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5:Why is any number divide by zero undefined? | j8mfr7 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
eli5: Why Are Eleven and Twelve not Oneteen & Twoteen? | j8pog2 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: What's the difference between a point and a vector? | cl90wf | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | This just won't get in my brain. If I'm in a 3d space and have a point, it has 3 values (xyz) that defines where in space it is. If I have a vector it also has 3 values to define where it is (or is headed which seems to be the same since at the end of it's arrow, it basically still has a point, that it's pointing at, right?). So what's the difference? |
ELI5: how do we measure the "number of gallons per second" a waterfall outputs | clbtlo | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | For instance "Niagara Falls: 3,160 tons of water flows over Niagara Falls every second. This accounts for 75,750 gallons of water per second over the American and Bridal Veil Falls and 681,750gallons per second over the Horseshoe Falls." |
ELI5: what’s the use of e constant and why is it needed it math | clmsm6 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
Eli5: Do maths prodigies all over the world understand non-numerical charcters without explanation? | h09r9n | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: In what cases is the following true?: polynomials are the vectors? | 50kd7r | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | Linear Algebra In regards to generalization, Second question, When is the following true:? 1.vectors are the matricies 2.vectors are the solutions to the Differential Equations |
ELI5: If you throw a die you have a 1-in-6 (16.7%) chance of landing the desired number, but if you throw it six times you don't have a 100% chance of landing it. | 50mviu | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | I know it's theoretical, but what does this look like/what is this called mathematically? This is fucking me up. I know there are dice with more than six sides, this is just an example. |
ELI5: How did people die from the world trade collapse and/or why not just fly off? | 50q0j5 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: Why can the kinematic equations be found using calculus? | 50s238 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | I know how you can get these equations by integrating acceleration however I do not know why it works. Could someone please explain this? |
ELI5:Why do the % gap between ages always get shorter? | 50t13o | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5: The Golden Ratio and how it relates to the world around us and the Fibonacci Sequence | 50va4m | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | Please |
ELI5: If the success chance is 99% and I already failed 99 times, will the next attempt be successful? | 519fei | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
ELI5: Why does sin(x)/x = 1 when x = 0? | 51d4bm | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | sin(0) is 0, so how does 0/0 = 1? |
ELI5: What is the Subdivision Surface theory and how is it used in 3D Animation? | 51fymy | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5: Is a math answer still correct if all the signs are switched? | 51ggc0 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | EX: Is x=-m-4/-2m-5 the same as m+4/2m+5 |
How do Computers Calculate Exact Integrals? | 51t5ld | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do we use a counting system based on 10? | 51xyfs | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | Would it not make sense to use something based off of binary, like Mod 8? 10 just doesn't seem like a really easy number to divide by/split into smaller chunks. |
Why is the speed of light factored to the sixth power specifically in the equation for Hawking radiation / black hole radiated power? | 527nvv | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
ELI5:Rational Expressions | 52c5ar | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: I encode something the following way: First, I translate my message to binary. Then, I encode the binary in morse code. Then, I encode the morse code back into binary, and so on. I do this many times. Is this an effective form of encryption if someone doesn't know my methods? | 52enoe | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5: Why the Fibonacci Sequence is important/ related to nature (and everything else) | 52hkpc | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | I understand what it is and how it is broken down, but I can't quite seem to grasp how exactly it connects to nature and everything else. I looked at the other two, older posts, but it's just not clicking with me for some reason. Feel free to refer me to /r/nostupidquestions Edit: thank you all for your help & answers! It has finally clicked! |
ELI5: Wierdness of the binomial distribution | 52n21o | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | Six heads out of ten coin tosses is a perfectly acceptable outcome. In my head, that would mean six hundred heads out of a thousand tosses is the same, but in fact, even getting 550 heads would mean there is 99% chance that the coin is unfair. How to grasp this concept? |
Need mathematical assistance with scheduling conflict...... | 52ui4u | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: What does an "over/under" mean in a gambling context? | 52x32d | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | Someone in work today talked about the over/under of some team winning the sportsball and I realized I don't really understand what that means. Bonus points if you can explain how a "spread" works. (Is this the same thing?) As in for the Carolina Panthers v San Francisco 49ers game there is a 14.5 point spread in Carolina's favor (I think). |
ELI5: Why is Time out of 60 not out of 100? | 52xlpy | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: The Axiom of Choice | 52zlbu | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | Title pretty much sums it up. |
ELI5:The Surreal Numbers. | 52zp4q | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | I've watched the Numberphile video on surreal numbers and I just can't seem to get even the basics of them. Someone please explain like they're talking to someone who doesn't have an inkling of the most simple or basic things about surreal numbers, because I'm having real trouble understanding how they work. |
ELI5: Why are Engineering students generally nicer than Environmental science students? | 53bmkz | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5:Help on Boyer-Moore Algorithm | 53c63y | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
ELI5: Why almost every post on /r/All is from /r/The_Donald | 53cinq | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
ELI5: Why is a hyperbolic curve called a "non-euclidean" curve? | 53dy8e | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | What makes it different / abnormal from, say, a parabola, ellipse or a circle? |
ELI5: How many lines, shades, figures etc combination are in a given area of a paper or anywhere it's possible to write something down | 53tmzu | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | It seems to me that lines on a piece of paper can be interpreted in a different way depending on how those lines are constructed, connected with each other. It's also fascinating to say that the famous mathematic equation E=Mc^2 could have existed, but are just waiting for Einstein to discover its existence. This includes basically everything humans ever have written or drawn on to something. So I just wanted to know the combination of this or is the answer infinite? |
ELI5: What EXACT shape is a "perfect" oval? | 53vya1 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | How does a perfect oval differ from any old oval? I can draw dozens of oval shapes, all different - which one would be the architype, the idea? |
ELI5: Soft Sets, a mathematical 'tool' | 543ap3 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
ELI5: Elo algorithm for probability | 54glt4 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | I understand the concept and the meths behind it yet there's something I don't understand in the actual equation RA=1/1+10^(RB-RA)/400 What does the 1+10 do/ why is it there? |
ELI5: Analysis of variance | 54vgfp | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5:the Poincaré conjecture and proof. | 54yxn9 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
ELI5: Why is mathematics considered the language of the Univers? | 54z2rr | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
ELI5: If the majority of a given population is saving up money, would that eventually harm the economy? | 55alwy | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5: I cannot understand the concept of "odds" | 4m1mwz | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: Why does the surface area formula for a rotated funcation include the arc length formula (ds)? Why not just integrate circumference? | 4m2ckf | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5: Matched betting | 4mvewl | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | I'm interested in getting into matched betting, but don't know a huge amount about it. Would love to know exactly how it works with odds, where the winnings comes from, how long it takes to get money, etc. If you can work through a dummy matched bet with fake odds and everything, even better! Thanks in advance |
ELI5: Why can't you just freaking divide by zero a pizza | 4mvrqi | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do some people struggle with math and others are naturally quick to grasp it? Why are some people good with algebraic manipulation and mechanics but struggle with new concepts? Why are we all not equally capable, and what in our brain makes us different? | 4my9p8 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5:What is derivation in mathematics, why can't you do it at the edge of the domain? | 4na52d | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
ELI5:What formula would you use to calculate the amount of non bacterial life in the ocean? | 4njq8f | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5: How come any number multiplied by zero is zero and not the other number? | 4nnesx | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: How does mathematics hypothesise that blackholes are wormholes? | 4nuuwk | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5: Excel Correlation Analysis: me vs. my boss | 4nwarc | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | I work at a company that produces paper and the paper has to be measured by a density machine for quality purposes. Recently, the company has purchased a newer model of the density machine to replace the outdated one. My boss has given me the job to test the paper on both machines and compare the results in excel. The procedure is to obtain the sample and put in in the machine, which measures the density, and then put the SAME SAMPLE in the new machine. My problem is, with my knowledge of math, I should compare the two data sets on the y-axis and the sample number on the x-axis, in order to compare them against each other at the same sample number. He thinks the data set 1 should be on x-axis and data set 2 should be on y-axis. I feel like that can't be the case, considering that comparing x to x isn't a function, and graphs are just representations of functions (an input and an output). He thinks graphing two inputs should give a better correlation? Ex: His idea x/y = (98.2mm,96.2mm) My idea x/y1,y2 = (sample 1, 98.2mm, 96.2mm) I've taken much more calculus based courses(engineering) which may be the cause of my confusion, and lacking statistics Can someone else explain it better than he is to me? |
ELI5:Why I end up being a cuckold | 4o2ecv | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: geometry question circulating the internet | 4o4qc6 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
ELI5:Why do shapes have their 'side names' and why do they only follow the months for part of the year? | 4oaa87 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
ELI5: Simple Random Sample | 4of1xs | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5: How do astronomers know how old some galaxies/stars/far away planets are? | 4oqgxj | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5: Please explain how 4k Resolution is 4x1080p, even though it's really 2x1080p | 4ox0v1 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
ELI5: Why are so many prime numbers one off from another number's power? | 4p24g6 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | For example, the largest prime known, according to wikipedia, is 2^74207281 – 1 and lots of the other ones listed seem to be one off of a power of two, or some other number. |
ELI5: Can anyone explain Kruskal's tree theorem or TREE(3)? | 4p51lu | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | Been fascinated by large numbers such as Graham's number, but unlike Graham's number, which was reasonably easy to understand after going through some articles/explaination, TREE(3) is extremely hard to understand for me even after reading a couple of explanations. |
ELI5 the Cutting Stock Problem and ways we solve it. | 4p6zxe | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | I received a really cool project at work that asks me to determine how many units of pre-cut material we use to make our fancy custom boxes. There's a lot of guess work involved sometimes and getting good at estimating supplies for these boxes takes a lot of experience (like I said, fancy ). In trying to develop a pretty algorithm for this project, I came across the Cutting Stock Problem. Maybe if I can see how algorithmic approaches to CSP are applied to two-dimensional supplies, it will help me finish my project and get a treat from the Big Boss. Thanks! Here's a video that address a problem similar to my own. |
ELI5: Newton invented Calculus. Is it likely there's another branch of mathematics waiting to be discovered by another genius scientist? | 4pifxj | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: The Green (sometimes Blue) Eyed Prisoner (sometimes Islander)Problem | 4qjaer | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | Here is a link detailing the problem in full. While the color and situation of the people may change, the logic behind it does not. The tl;dr of it is as follows: There are people in an isolated environment that may not speak about their eye color. If they find out about their eye color, they disappear (suicide, leave island on boat, killed by mind reader, etc). There are no reflective surfaces. All people in the environment have perfect logic. They can see each others eyes. Upon being told that at least 1 person has blue eyes, after x number of days where x is the number of blue eyed people in the environment, all the blue eyed people disappear. I just cannot find an explanation that doesn't leave me asking, "If they only know that at least one person has blue eyes, then how can they possible figure this out. How does watching the others' behaviors tell them that they know if somebody does or does not have blue eyes. If it were, "At least x - 1 people have blue eyes", I get it. But just 1? |
ELI5: The granger casualty | 5ahydh | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5: Gradient Descent Algorithm | 5b289m | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5: the Frog riddle | 5bg086 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpwSGsb-rTs I've seen criticism from ALL sides, and multiple reasonings that all lead to different results. Most of the riddle seems to hinge on the fact that we don't know which frog croaked, but I don't really understand why it matters. |
ELI5: What is the Traveling Salesman problem? | 5bofh6 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | Why has it gone unsolved for so long? What other applications, beyond "get me the shortest driving route", exist for a solution? Follow up, where can I read more about the problem and try to solve it? Thanks! :) |
ELI5: In maths, what is a span? | 5btl2v | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | I am in university and still have no idea what a span actually is, please help. |
ELI5: Why can't you square root a negative number? | 5busxc | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | I apologise if this is a stupid question but I'm very curious. |
If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be? | 5c3gg7 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: If we were to travel to planets outside of our solar system, would the constellations change structure? If so, would we even be able to see changes from the outer planets of our solar system? | 5cflfc | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5: Why does the distance between two points grow smaller as the observers distance from the two points grows larger? | 5clxhr | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | The reason I have this under mathematics is because I believe this is more mathematics oriented, but I originally wondered this by just looking at a plane flying high and noticing how small the wingspan was -- I've never heard a rigorous definition of why this is how it is. |
ELI5: How does this calculator made out of Minecraft blocks work? | 5ct9at | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5:Basics of epidemiology | 5cv1j0 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: the ABC conjecture: What is it, why is it important, and how is mathematics affected if its proof turns out to be true? | 5czjx8 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
Eli5: Why do calculators still overflow? | 5d37dz | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
ELI5:If there's an infinite amounted of numbers between 1 and 5, why does it not take an infinite amount of time for 5 seconds to pass? | 5dcjy1 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | I'm aware there must be a flaw in the question, but if so, I'd like an explanation of what that flaw is. |
ELI5: How does the TREE() notation work? | 5duh79 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
What makes pi so special? | 5dvhbp | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: How to subdivide not familiar numbers in mind | 5dz83e | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: Look down the middle of Pascal's Triangle. Notice that, except for the very top 1, all these numbers are even. Why? | 5e2d69 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: if i have a price that i know to be reduced by 30% and i want to find the original price, how do i make that calculation? | 5e7z00 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: What does the phrase "Turing - complete" mean? | 5ed0fa | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | I know it has to do with early computers in some way. The Wikipedia article about it was too difficult for me to comprehend. |
ELI5: How to calculate the amount of entanglements for earphones possible. | 5ed7lz | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | Is there an finite amount of possible entanglement for set of earphones. And how do you calculate that? length 1.2m main round wire and 0.3m added for left and right (0.6 total). Wire thickness 1mm. If to challenging disregard the: 3.5mm jack 2 earphones volume button And follow up if possible: Is there a difference if the wire is flat instead of round, does the amount of entanglements go up or down. And is there a huge difference in amount of entanglements if the wire is 2mm or 3 mm instead of 1mm. I know it's a lot I'm asking. So in advance, thank you :) |
ELI5:The mathematical concepts involved in ray-casting. How these mathematical concepts are used in order to achieve the result? | 5ef84g | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | Planning on investigating ray-casting for a mathematics assessment. Could you please explain simply in mathematical terms and explain the whole concept simply. |
ELI5: How do you multiply decimals? | 5ev505 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: How can a point that has 0 dimensions still exist? | 5f0vnp | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | Can someone please explain? |
ELI5:One sided surfaces | 5f77yc | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
ELI5: Using a bell curve with known and unknown values. | 5f92hw | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | I have a scenario where 10,000,000 of an item was donated by around 5,500 people. I know that donating ~400 puts me in the top 75% and ~850 puts me in the top 50%. is there a way to find out what may be required for the top 25%, 10% or 1%? or is the unknowns to great to properly calculate? I believe a bell curve could show the info I want. If there is a better method please let me know as well. |
ELI5:Why do so many students prefer taking math over logic? | 5fjyqs | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: Gradians. Are they used for anything? Why are they on almost every calculator? | 5g8ilx | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5: Why is a nautical mile longer than a land mile? Why are they two different measurements in the first place? | 5gk392 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5:What is the reason for using log returns in finance? | 5gui9q | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | I watched this YouTube video on Monte Carlo simulations. (the video is embedded at the exact moment I am talking about) I find it fascinating, but am struggling to understand for what reason the person in the video uses a natural logarithm of the quotient, rather than just the simple ratio between the two closing prices. Any easy to understand explanations would be hugely appreciated. |
ELI5: The Banach-Tarski Paradox | 5gung8 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | Hey all, I just watched Vsauce's video on the Banach-Tarski paradox that can be found here, and I'm still struggling to understand the paradox. He explained it relatively well, but the way that he visualizes it just doesn't quite make sense to me. Any other form of explanation would be great. Thanks in advance. |
ELI5: Why will recounting the votes not really change the outcome in an Electoral College system? | 5gvfit | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |
ELI5: Linear Regression | 5gz20w | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | null |
ELI5: How do we know how big stars are and their distance if they are too far away to properly measure? | 5h2pwq | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [deleted] |
ELI5:Loop-erased random walks | 5h74h8 | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | These looks fun, please help me understand them. |
ELI5: why does reddit (or any voting platform) have a "algorithm" to alter vote counts? | 5habxu | false | explainlikeimfive | Mathematics | [removed] |