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This page includes a few mathematically humourous jokes and sayings that any mathematician can appreciate! The jokes contain something essential about mathematics and the mathematical way of thinking. Enjoy! Q: What did zero say to eight? A: Nice belt!!
We're moving! I'm in the process of dismantling this joke site and migrating it over to a more accessible, easier-to-update blog. You can check it out at Let epsilon be less than zero . However, until the move is completed, I'm keeping this archive available... but note that more and more of the links will forward you to their new home. Math jokes
An engineer, a physicist, and a mathematician are trying to set up a fenced-in area for some sheep, but they have a limited amount of building material. The engineer gets up first and makes a square fence with the material, reasoning that it's a pretty good working solution. "No no," says the physicist, "there's a better way."
A collection of favorite funny math quotes. In this page, we have funny math quotes that defines what mathematics is. More funny math quotes can be found from our Math Trivia pages. “Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true.” -- Bertrand Russell “Mathematics is made of 50 percent formulas, 50 percent proofs, and 50 percent imagination.” “Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things.” -- J.
The four branches of arithmetic — ambition, distraction, uglification and derision. (Lewis Caroll, Alice in Wonderland ) As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
Two mathematicians were having dinner in a restaurant, arguing about the average mathematical knowledge of the American public. One mathematician claimed that this average was woefully inadequate, the other maintained that it was surprisingly high. "I'll tell you what," said the cynic. "Ask that waitress a simple math question.