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Originally Posted by Estu
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Just wanted to be a pedantic math nerd and point out that your use of 'exponentially' is nonsensical. Exponential growth is a certain kind of function that is multiplied by some amount every step, e.g. the y-value doubles for every unit increase in the x-value. You are saying that one data point (the EXP rate in an enc-cleric duo) is exponentially greater than another data point (the EXP rate in an enc solo). This is nonsense because you can't suss out a function from two points; you could just as well say that it's linearly greater, or quadratically greater, or sinusoidally greater, because you could fit practically any kind of function to two points. If you were saying something like "as you keep adding clerics to your group, your EXP rate increases exponentially", that would make sense (though it would be incorrect); you would be saying that every time you add another cleric, you multiply your EXP rate by a number (maybe you double it, or multiply by 1.5). But then you'd be making a statement about more than two data points; you'd be saying here's what happens with no clerics, one cleric, two clerics, etc.
Also, I don't think calling people flakes and scrubs makes them want to group with you more.
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Except I'm using the term in a philosophical and analogous concept, which means much like word usage in written editorials, it can have a similar concept without referring directly to an exact mathematical term.
There is a difference though, and I apologize now for being rude, but making such a pedantic remark serves no purpose in proving a point that is actually relevant to the topic. Please react less emotionally to such silly and benign quips and lets stay on target.