shminux comments on Mathematics as a lossy compression algorithm gone wild - Less Wrong
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Right, that's why I asked what it is before revealing the answer.
Your way of formulating the answer may have been influenced by his theory?
I'm quibbling. I recommended the "full procedure" out of habit. It's wasn't really necessary in this particular case.
Anyway, I have about 3 years of college math (geared toward physics, not math students), plus some elements of grad-level math required for my grad degree, such as differential geometry and algebraic topology.