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[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you ask a scientist what pi is, they will tell you it equals 3.14159. If you ask a mathematician, they will tell you pi equals the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter. If you ask an engineer, they will say “about 3, but let's round it up to 5 to be safe.”

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd replace scientist to something more precise like physicist because usually people consider mathematicians as scientists even if it depends on definitions.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

usually people consider mathematicians as scientists

Yikes!

... Wait, does this mean I can call a historian an artist? Then I'm game.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can call them whatever you want, what are they going to do? They're historians!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

In twenty years time they'll rip into me on r/askhistorians

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Historians are scientists imo. Is that a reference I don't have?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Usually (in my experience?) history is one of the 'humanities', which are more lumped with arts than sciences.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes it usually is, but I think the methodologies for modern history research is very much scientific.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Feel free! I actually just googled it because I couldn't exactly remember it. I'd use contractions too and make it less formal sounding.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you, I feel free now. Go get those other hostages now!