Quickmath

What is Quickmath?

1.

Mathematics done with a focus on speed of calculation rather than accuracy. This change in priority often results in wild approximations and unvalidated assumptions, leading to low quality answers. Often used in rough-work to check previously calculated answers, or in physics-related pub arguments.

See also, napkinmath.

Red: Quick! How much worse would it be for Venus to crash into the Earththan Mars?

*pause for quickmath*

Blue: Well, Venus has twice the radius, and it's a volume, so... 8. It would be 8 times as bad.

Red: Wow. Science is awesome.

See math, mathematics

1.

Mathematics done with a focus on speed of calculation rather than accuracy. This change in priority often results in wild approximations and unvalidated assumptions, leading to low quality answers. Often used in rough-work to check previously calculated answers, or in physics-related pub arguments.

See also, napkinmath.

Red: Quick! How much worse would it be for Venus to crash into the Earththan Mars?

*pause for quickmath*

Blue: Well, Venus has twice the radius, and it's a volume, so... 8. It would be 8 times as bad.

Red: Wow. Science is awesome.

See math, mathematics
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