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First-Order Approximation

September 3, 2024From the book Math for English Majors

Are all billionaires megalomaniacal comic book villains? As a first-order approximation, a crude but useful starting point, yes.

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"So… all billionaires are megalomaniacal comic book villains?" "As a first-order approximation, yes."

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