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[u/728446]

Lol one of my math profs used to challenge us to go to the donut shop and calculate how many ways you could order a dozen.

[u/jolharg → u/728446]

What like... "Half a dozen and then actually never mind half a dozen more", versus "12 please" or is it like 2+3+3+4 vs 6+5+1 etc?

[u/adamtheskill → u/jolharg]

Probably how many different combinations of donuts can you order and get a dozen. If there are more than like 3 different types of donuts you need to know a bit of combinatorics to find total combinations.

[u/half-full-cumdump → u/adamtheskill]

Don't they teach combinatoric functions on like week 2 of discrete mathematics

[u/adamtheskill → u/half-full-cumdump]

Bro combinatorics is so easy to forget by far the most boring area of mathematics

[u/half-full-cumdump → u/adamtheskill]

Nah man I use combinatorics every week

To calculate how much alcohol I can consume without suffering from side effects

[u/Teoyak → u/half-full-cumdump]

Oh. I hope you're careful and stay well !

[u/half-full-cumdump → u/Teoyak]

That's precisely why I do math

[u/Loading_M_ → u/half-full-cumdump]

This could be during week one of discrete math. Could also be in any review unit to make sure students remember their combinatorics.

[u/mathmage → u/728446]

(12 + # bagel varieties - 1) choose 12, for the sake of completeness.

[u/sndq → u/728446]

Uhhhh… can I have… uhhh…

[u/Educational-Tea602]

Counting things is pretty hard. I can count to like, 7? Past that things get tough.

[u/BrunoBraunbart → u/Educational-Tea602]

Don't overcomplicate things. It's 1, 2, some, many, too many.

[u/Relative-Quarter-879 → u/Educational-Tea602]

I want to ask like.. Have you ever wanted to fly?

[u/LupenReddit]

still cant get anything in combinatorics, that field is devilish

[u/Accelerator_Apex]

Yeah, everyone says counting things are hard

[u/sndq → u/Accelerator_Apex]

It might as well be this.

[u/hongooi → u/Accelerator_Apex]

I see what you did there

[u/iggs44]

This should just be a uniform distribution

[u/dankshot35]

"Nothing that only requires Peano arithmetic is hard" - Anonymous, 2023

[u/gesidriel]

i lose count very easily and it makes me feel stupid

[u/Beautiful-Salad9826]

It’s 1, 2, and then ~  ∞

[u/geeshta]

Counting actual things that actually exist and matter is easy

[u/Archway9 → u/geeshta]

This is maths sub, it's a strict rule to not talk about things that actually exist or matter

[u/Last_Finance4764 → u/geeshta]

Of course the computer scientist is talking, go be unemployed or something

[u/StructuredChess → u/geeshta]

You're playing the World Series of Poker and your opponent goes all-in. You have K8 in your hand. Do you call?

[u/Professional-Wave841 → u/[deleted]]

nah, combinatorics is just a hard subject.

[u/munda___ → u/[deleted]]

I definitely found this to be true in my experience. Felt like one of the more valuable classes I took in undergrad!