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::No, a two-dimensional red line does not contain information on which direction the ant is moving and at what velocity (well, actually, the ant is where the red line ends), but the point is that you cannot plot a red ball falling to the ground from 100% to 0% height "as a function of time" using a single axis.[[Special:Contributions/176.226.42.80|176.226.42.80]] 05:37, 27 June 2013 (UTC) | ::No, a two-dimensional red line does not contain information on which direction the ant is moving and at what velocity (well, actually, the ant is where the red line ends), but the point is that you cannot plot a red ball falling to the ground from 100% to 0% height "as a function of time" using a single axis.[[Special:Contributions/176.226.42.80|176.226.42.80]] 05:37, 27 June 2013 (UTC) | ||
:::There is a third dimension. It is time itself. Ants unlike ink can move along that axis. However my interpretation takes liberties with the definition of graph.[[Special:Contributions/12.198.205.9|12.198.205.9]] 23:01, 11 July 2013 (UTC) | :::There is a third dimension. It is time itself. Ants unlike ink can move along that axis. However my interpretation takes liberties with the definition of graph.[[Special:Contributions/12.198.205.9|12.198.205.9]] 23:01, 11 July 2013 (UTC) | ||
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I like this comic. But I think "subjective probability" or "degree of belief" might be better than "certainty", because 0% certainty that it's polar is not 100% certainty that it's not polar. I think 0% certainty means that you have no pertinent information, and might as well flip a coin. Also, switching it to be self-refuting rather than self-confirming would also be funny. --Clay | I like this comic. But I think "subjective probability" or "degree of belief" might be better than "certainty", because 0% certainty that it's polar is not 100% certainty that it's not polar. I think 0% certainty means that you have no pertinent information, and might as well flip a coin. Also, switching it to be self-refuting rather than self-confirming would also be funny. --Clay | ||
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There are many more polar plots like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sidelobes_en.svg antenna side lobes], but the plot at this comic is much more simple.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 19:32, 3 July 2013 (UTC) | There are many more polar plots like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sidelobes_en.svg antenna side lobes], but the plot at this comic is much more simple.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 19:32, 3 July 2013 (UTC) | ||
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