Mathematical Proverbs
We have lots of proverbs and quotes which are almost like logical implications. For example,
It is always darkest before the dawn
Mathematically, this translates to:Dawn => darkest just before
which doesn't necessarily mean
darkest => dawn next
as, one would think, the original proverb is supposed to imply :-)
Another pair of quotes we have are:
Another pair of quotes we have are:
All that glitters is not gold (NOT(glitter => gold))
Not all that is gold glitters (NOT(gold => glitter))
Not all that is gold glitters (NOT(gold => glitter))
meaning gold and glitter are completely "independent" :-)
Can you think of some other similar ones?
Can you think of some other similar ones?