2016/04/28 程序员也要学会说的数学术语！

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翻译自How to Use Math Words to Sound Smart

你想过为什么每次和工程师们讲话沟通起来都感觉他们好聪gu明guai的样子。很多什么时候会用上不少数学术业来『装逼』。不过又不仅仅是他们才会用这些，快来学起来~

接下来我们来逐一看看这些词，并且学学怎么使用它~

delta

• not want

这两份Snapchat的市场提议听起来都不错，但是他们之间区别是啥？

• want

what’s the delta here?



exponential

• not want

our hands-free hand washing app is experiencing massive growth

• want

we’ve got exponential growth 指数级增长

orthogonal

• not want

Vegan lunches have nothing to do with getting more expresso machines

• want

That's an orthogonal issue

binary

• not want

Either you're going to give us a million dollars or you're not.

• want

I have binary expectations here

high order bit

• not want

我们应该在那放上申明（不承诺），不过现在最重要的是我们被起诉了

• want

The high order bit is we're being sued.

3rd quadrant

• not want

There's nothing positive about this review we got on Bloomberg.

• want

This review is pretty 3rd quadrant.

t0(tee zero)

• not want

I know the app doesn't really work but is it good enough to launch?

• want

Is it good enough for t0?

multivaraiate

• not want

We should a/b test calling it "the best app" or "the bestest app"

• want

Let's do a multivaraiate test.

forcing function

• not want

If no one clicks on this giant red button then we drop the whole project.

• want

This is our forcing function.

asymptotic

• not want

It's like we keep almost keeping money but then we never do.

• want

We've got asymptotic profit.

null

• not want

We can't afford to pay this quarter.

• want

Your salary is null. 

你今天用了什么数学术语吗？