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How they prove that all odd integers higher than 2 are prime?
Mathematician: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, and by induction - every odd integer higher than 2 is a prime.
Physicist: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 is an experimental error, 11 is a prime,...
Engineer: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 is a prime, 11 is a prime,...
The highest moments in the life of a mathematician are the first few moments after one has proved the result, but before one finds the mistake.
The reason that every major university maintains a department of mathematics is that it is cheaper to do this than to institutionalize all those people.
"The number you have dialed is imaginary. Please rotate your phone 90 degrees and try again."
The shortest math joke: let epsilon be < 0
In his lecture, ** formulated a theorem and said: "The proof is obvious". Then he thought for a minute, left the lecture room, returned after 15 minutes and happily concluded: "Indeed, it is obvious!"
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