Mathematicians Beef With Computer Scientists

Mathematicians have had beef with Computer Scientists since the being of time lol a ∈ S Y N b ∈ S b ∈ S Y N Y N c ∈ S c ∈ S c ∈ S c ∈ S Y N Y N Y N Y N {a,b,c} {a,b} {a,c} {a} {b,c} {b} {c} ∅ FIGURE 1.2. A decision tree for selecting a subset of {a,b,c}. Remark. A picture like this is called a tree. (This is not a formal definition; that will follow later.) If you want to know why the tree is growing upside down, ask the computer scientists who introduced this convention. (The conventional wisdom is that they never went out of the room, and so they never saw a real tree.)

The meme shows a textbook-style decision tree for selecting subsets of {a,b,c}, followed by a joke claiming that computer scientists draw trees upside down because they never went outside to see a real tree. The punchline playfully mocks the differing conventions and culture of mathematicians and computer scientists, making it useful as a reaction to a technical argument or needless academic disagreement.

• @gentoomemes / 11804 2024-06-12