• Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
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      8 hours ago

      Because it’s not a joke, it’s not even funny. It’s a simple mathematical thing which depends on a specific perspective.

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        6 hours ago

        Seems like you didn’t get the joke.

        The joke is a mathematical pun, purposely misunderstanding the “/” in “50/50” as a division sign instead of a separator.

        50/50 means, 50 of hundred fall on one side, 50 on the other.

        But in mathematical notation, 50 divided by 50 equals 1, and 1 is 100%.

        It’s just as much a joke as any other pun, just in mathematical notation instead of in a natural language.