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user-inactivated  ·  2992 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Free Will ≈ Determinism, F.A.P.P.

Physics isn't my field, so I'll take his word for it if Devac says yes, but does anyone really use "FAPP" as an abbreviation for "for all practical purposes"? There's a wikipedia entry that says so, but it's unsourced (for comparison, WLOG cites a book on writing proofs). Duckduckgo results are, as expected, almost all about masturbation.





user-inactivated  ·  2992 days ago  ·  link  ·  

am_Unition, Devac defers to you. Is FAPP accepted physics jargon? Inquiring minds want to know.

am_Unition  ·  2992 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've never seen anyone FAPP, but I've seen lots of WLOGing, QEDs, WRTs, triple dots, and many more. FAPPing may be more common in Europe.

jadedog  ·  2992 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I laughed when I saw the title.