Post #2114055
2026-05-06 18:44 UTC
@nyx I was expecting someone to point out that you can just omit a starting point in the sigma notation, because it doesn't necessarily need one because it's not really a linear evaluation mechanism, which would completely shatter the silly programming analogy and bring the whole house of cards down! 😝😅
Alas.
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@nyx@lgbtqia.space 2026-05-06 21:23
@shana yeah, you can also start your sum at negative infinity and end in positive infinity. Also sums can become integrals in some limit scenarios, and I'd like to see you try to use a for loop to sum infinitely small pieces all the way from minus inf to plus inf. 🤭