Foes or Brethren
An analyst and an algebraist snub each other at work but embrace as kin out in the world, each in their field's language.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2019-04-05-foes-or-brethren/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[In the Faculty Lounge] Analyst: "I have nothing to say to you, Algebraist." Algebraist: "Likewise, Analyst."
[Out in the World] Analyst: "Algebraist! My kin! The space between us is smaller than any epsilon!" Algebraist: "Analyst! My dear twin, my symmetric soul!"