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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[โ€“] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's hardly related, but I once had a nightmare that I was back to high school and had to take an exam on integrals, but since I didn't know anything I just repeated to the teacher (who strangely was my college teacher) that I was an arts student.

When I woke up, I asked my friends who were studying engineering what integrals were, none of them gave me a satisfactory answer, so to this day I still have no idea what they are.

[โ€“] unmagical@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Very simply:

  • A function defines a curve.
  • A derivative reveals the slope of that curve at a very specific point.
  • An integral reveals the area "under" the curve (the space bounded by the curve and the horizontal axis).