I'm only going to say this once...

[NNadir]

Please don't ask me to repeat it, as it should be pretty clear.

[hrmjustin]

1. I think that is the mathematical equivalence of I need another drink.

[rug]

2. I hate showoffs.

[TexasTowelie]

3. I had plenty of calculus and a bit of physics

so I'll go out on a limb and say that it is your screen name.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear NNadir!

Sorry, it's not clear to me...but I am no mathematician.

I'll have my husband look at it.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. Oh look ... a pretty Red One over there by itself. So far away from the plus sign.

It must be lonesome.

I hope it feels like a hug with the parentheses around it.

[pinboy3niner]

6. As if we're not familiar with weapons of maths destruction here

Don't be obtuse! I think your OP is ...derivative.

[rug]

7. That's a cute comment.

[pinboy3niner]

8. Let's not go off on a tangent

[rug]

9. See, can't you stop?

[pinboy3niner]

10. It's against my religion

I'm Algebraic.

[NYC_SKP]

11. Quit with your triangulating, you two!

There's a "Part 2" to this OP:

[pinboy3niner]

13. Don't be fooled

Part 2 is every bit as formulaic as Part 1.

[NYC_SKP]

14. OT, I met with an educator this evening from Australia....

And she uses the the term "maths", which is, I guess, the way they speak. We were talking about educational reform and she was critical of conventional education that doesn't encourage a learner's strengths.

"If your language skills are stellar but your maths scores are weak, they teach you more maths. That's just wrong!"

Or something like that.

[NNadir]

18. You've added a new line to this discussion that has a point, but it's function...

may prove to be odd or even irrational.

[mackerel]

12. As my Father would say, "If it's the new math, I can't help you"

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

15. Obviously.

Duh.

[lame54]

16. you forgot to carry the 1

[charlie and algernon]

17. The answer is 42

What do I win?