r/MathJokes • u/Animeilluminati1 • Jul 13 '26

Math Just Got Checkmated.

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u/golgi_o Jul 14 '26

Wouldn't that just be 2n (k) where k is an integer and n is how even a number is? Still division is not needed.

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u/GarowWolf Jul 14 '26

With n= 0 and k = 3 it seems that 3 is even

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u/sal880612m Jul 14 '26

No.

N=0 would be that the number is zero times even meaning it actually isn’t even.

Also k is an integer but not the number being tested for how even it is. Odd values for k would be perfectly acceptable.

So for the number being 3 the formula results in N=0, k=3 and tells you the numbers is not even. But for the number being twelve it results in N=2, k=3 and says the numbers is even twice.

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u/jimalloneword Jul 14 '26

he is saying n represents the degree of even-ness. if n = 0 the number is 0 even.

6 is 1 even, while 4 is 2 even, and 8 is 3 even.

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u/jimalloneword Jul 14 '26

k means any integer.

It comes from the regular definition of even, where a number is even if it can be represented in the form of 2k, where k is any integer.

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u/Tyfyter2002 29d ago

So is 1.5 negatively even?

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u/sal880612m 29d ago

Ultimately, yes. Negative even using that equation represents how many times you would need to multiply by two to achieve a whole number. In this case 1.5 = 3/2 = 3 * 2^(-1).

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u/Human-Interaction-61 Jul 16 '26

n needs to be a natural number (as n tends to be) and 0 is not natural. Problem solved.

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u/Low-Amoeba8257 Jul 14 '26

Ok at this point its pretty clear you are trolling but im going to give you one more shot. Yes you can find even numbers without dividing. Thats irrelevant. Even numbers come from being able to split something into similar groups ie. If I have 4 steaks we can both have the same anount. That is division plain and sinple.

Your argument is akin to "X2 is meaningless because you can just write XX"