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Can't Commute

January 17, 2017

Text-only riddle: a pun on the non-commutativity of matrix multiplication.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-01-17-can-t-commute/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

Q: "Why do matrix groups have to work from home?"

A: "Because they can't commute."

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