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Closed Under Reproduction

September 3, 2024From the book Math for English Majors

Two gentle parents have a mean kid. The explanation: the set of nice people is not closed under reproduction.

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"How could two such gentle people have such a mean kid?" "Alas, the set of nice people is not closed under reproduction."

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-09-03-closed-under-reproduction/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Topics
Advanced Math › Abstract AlgebraSets & Infinity › Set Theory
Level
College
Themes
Family & Relationships