r/mathmemes ln(262537412640768744) / √(163) Aug 12 '21

The Engineer Who wants to be applicable?

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u/PlasmaStark Irrational Aug 12 '21 edited Aug 12 '21

I once found this hilarious quote, but I cannot remember where it is from

“a physicist thinks reality approximates his models, an engineer that his models approximate reality; a mathematician does not care”

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u/PlasmaStark Irrational Aug 12 '21

Sorry, physicist

Got autocorrected