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Nontransitive (Best Friends)

September 3, 2024From the book Math for English Majors

You're my two best friends, so why can't you get along? Because friendship is nontransitive: A likes B and B likes C doesn't mean A likes C.

Transcript

"You're my two best friends. Why can't you get along?" "Because friendship is nontransitive."

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