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JPablo
August 27, 2011, 01:16 PM
You get any answer you want out of an algebraic formula if you just throw a zero in it—if you throw a slippy zero in it that says 1 – 1 = 2.
It can be worked out so it will: 1 – 1 = 2, because 1 – 1 is zero.

slippy:1. slippery, meaning, that cannot be relied upon as lasting or as certain.

Probably what I am quoting doesn't make much sense out of context, but my question, has to do with the "slippy" or "slippery"

I would tend to translate it as "resbaladizo" "escurridizo", but could also be "engañoso".

Any opinions and/or ideas on the matter are welcome.

(Don't get involved in the Eintein's time formula to talk to me about the philosophical connotations of "zero time")

aleCcowaN
August 27, 2011, 02:03 PM
Your "engañoso" is quite good. I've seen that used and always imagined it is "taimado", meaning specifically "disimulado+", a zero in disguise.

JPablo
August 27, 2011, 03:18 PM
Thank you Alec!