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Take the Lambda

March 25, 2019

Two ancient Greeks lose a basketball game; one says to 'take the lambda' (the L) and move on.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2019-03-25-take-the-lambda/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

A (in a toga, by a basketball hoop): "I can't believe that we lost." B: "Look, just take the lambda and move on."

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