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minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-25 days agoNobody actually knows what the p means but we keep using it anyway. The guy who coined it is long dead.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoYes, and also, whoosh
minus-squareAnarchistArtificer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoI thought it was “power”. That’s probably wrong though.
I don’t get what the joke is
Nobody actually knows what the p means but we keep using it anyway. The guy who coined it is long dead.
Doesn’t it mean “potential” ?
Potentially
Potentially, yes
Is it debated ?
Yes, and also, whoosh
I thought it was “power”. That’s probably wrong though.