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« on: April 13, 2012, 01:13:32 PM »
What does the "B" in Benoit B Mandelbrot stand for?


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Benoit B Mandelbrot!
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« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2012, 02:17:41 PM »
a good question. dunno right now...  huh?
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« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2012, 02:46:16 PM »
Apparently he added it himself. It stands for no particular name.
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« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2012, 04:01:35 PM »
Quote from: filagree on April 13, 2012, 02:46:16 PM
Apparently he added it himself. It stands for no particular name.

It was a recursion joke!  (I did post it in the Humor section)

If you substitute "Benoit B Mandelbrot" for the B, you then must do so again for the new "B" - and so on.

Odd...  Didn't think I'd have to explain that one here evil

No worries, it made me laugh, but so do many things which are not funny to others   clown bubble gum surprised
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« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2012, 04:31:15 PM »
 :blindfold:Sheesh. Thank you for explaining that. Perhaps made it more of a joke, even ? Duh me.
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