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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The way he lays out his math had me a little confused at first but I blame it on my lack of coffee

When I was in grade school I remember a teacher told me that if you think about the greater and less than signs as alligators eating the bigger numbers... To this day, it's still what I see

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's still how I think about them as well

[–] thetreesaysbark 7 points 3 months ago

Huh... I was taught they are 2 lines. There's a bigger gap on the side which is bigger, and a smaller gap on the side that's smaller (so small they touch)

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