Mathematicians Discover Statistics

Text on the meme

DISCRETE MATH MEASURE THEORY PROBABILITY MATHEMATICIANS STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS CALCULUS DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS LINEAR ALGEBRA STATISTICS MATHEMATICIANS What the hell is this?

What it means

A two-panel cartoon shows a bearded mathematician surrounded by personified mathematical fields and animals labeled with advanced topics. In the second panel, the group encounters “STATISTICS,” prompting the mathematician to ask, “What the hell is this?” The joke exaggerates the stereotype that mathematicians may understand highly abstract subjects but be baffled by statistics.

Objects

bearded man / бородатый мужчина blue elephant / синий слон giraffe / жираф penguin / пингвин gray rabbit / серый кролик crocodile / крокодил wooden barn / деревянный сарай grass / трава brown robe / коричневая мантия mathematical labels / математические подписи cartoon animals / мультяшные животные