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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Very good, what you described is called an Infinitesimal, and it is a building block of Calculus.