Post #1570585
2026-04-13 03:11 UTC
@cigitalgem Good lord, I didn't *write* anything with him! This is as close as I got!
But my Erdős number happens to be 3, I think, which happens to also be my Gates (as in Bill Gates) number.
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@tealeg@mastodon.online 2026-04-13 05:27
@shriramk @cigitalgem I haven’t written any papers with anyone. Is my number 0? I would think not, as that would make me Erdos. It cannot be a finite integer greater than the largest number of a person with a non negative number, because that relationship is undefined. Is it a small infinity? A large one? Feels like there’s a paper in this. Also, do you think my lack of papers harms my chances of winning a Fields medal? Should I hold out for a FIFA maths prize?