Symbols That Math Really Needs: Looks Impressive, Means Nothing
An elaborate symbol covered in conditions that looks impressive and means nothing: 'math at its finest'.
Use this cartoon
Free for classrooms, worksheets, slides and other non-commercial use under CC BY-NC 4.0, with credit to Ben Orlin.
Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2016-04-27-symbols-that-math-really-needs--symbols-that-math-really-needs-looks-impressive-means-nothing/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
Symbol: an elaborate glyph with m≠∞, w≤y, n=4, a≥b, k=2 Meaning: Looks impressive. Means nothing. "i.e., math at its finest!"