N.u.m.b.e.r.s.

Leroy Quet

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Mar 12, 2011, 2:55:30 PM3/12/11

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[Decided to crosspost this to rec.puzzles.]

What, math people, can be more fun than discussing words on a numbers
site? What if the word IS "numbers"?
Here's an acronym:
NUMBERS = Nature's Utterly Manmade But Eternally Real Substructure.

My challenge for you people, make up your own math acronyms, with
"numbers", "number", or with some other math words.

Thanks,
Leroy Quet

LudovicoVan

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Mar 12, 2011, 3:18:37 PM3/12/11

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Numbers unnecessarily mentioned bear evilly resounding statements.

-LV

Dave

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Mar 12, 2011, 6:49:25 PM3/12/11

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On Mar 12, 1:55 pm, Leroy Quet <qqq...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> My challenge for you people, make up your own math acronyms, with
> "numbers", "number", or with some other math words.

MATHEMATICS = Medhodical Abstraction That Has Evoked Mental Anguish
Through Incessant Confusion of Students.

Dave

korax1214

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Mar 13, 2011, 5:32:09 PM3/13/11

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On Mar 12, 7:55 pm, Leroy Quet <qqq...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> [Decided to crosspost this to rec.puzzles.]
>
> What, math people, can be more fun than discussing words on a numbers
> site? What if the word IS "numbers"?
> Here's an acronym:
> NUMBERS = Nature's Utterly Manmade But Eternally Real Substructure.

That's not an acronym; it's an acrostic. An acronym is a *new* word
formed from the initials of a phrase (e.g. radar, laser); fitting a
phrase to an existing word is an acrostic, as puzzle fans (especially
word puzzle fans) should know alreaady.

Dave

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Mar 13, 2011, 11:54:02 PM3/13/11

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Thesaurus.com lists acronym as a synonym for acrostic.

Dave

Tim Little

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Mar 14, 2011, 3:26:17 AM3/14/11

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Thesaurus.com lists "figure" as a synonym for "integer".

--
Tim

Mark Brader

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Mar 14, 2011, 5:27:24 AM3/14/11

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"Dave":

> > Thesaurus.com lists acronym as a synonym for acrostic.

Tim Little:

> Thesaurus.com lists "figure" as a synonym for "integer".

A thesaurus lists related words, not just synonyms.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net | "Fast, cheap, good: choose any two."

Gerry Myerson

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Mar 14, 2011, 6:30:03 PM3/14/11

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In article <5-SdnSwu_pThQuDQ...@vex.net>,
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:

> "Dave":
> > > Thesaurus.com lists acronym as a synonym for acrostic.
>
> Tim Little:
> > Thesaurus.com lists "figure" as a synonym for "integer".
>
> A thesaurus lists related words, not just synonyms.

So, what's a synonym for thesaurus?

Utterly OT, but very good:

The Chaser - Roget's Thesaurus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26tLDABBgv8

--
Gerry Myerson (ge...@maths.mq.edi.ai) (i -> u for email)

Tim Little

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Mar 14, 2011, 7:17:02 PM3/14/11

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On 2011-03-14, Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> "Dave":
>> > Thesaurus.com lists acronym as a synonym for acrostic.
>
> Tim Little:
>> Thesaurus.com lists "figure" as a synonym for "integer".
>
> A thesaurus lists related words, not just synonyms.

Exactly; that was rather my point. It is ridiculous to quote a
thesaurus listing to support a claim of "acronym" meaning exactly the
same as "acrostic", especially in the context of word puzzles.

--
Tim

Rich Grise

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May 18, 2011, 2:36:48 AM5/18/11

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Gerry Myerson wrote:
> m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>> "Dave":
>> > > Thesaurus.com lists acronym as a synonym for acrostic.
>>
>> Tim Little:
>> > Thesaurus.com lists "figure" as a synonym for "integer".
>>
>> A thesaurus lists related words, not just synonyms.
>
> So, what's a synonym for thesaurus?
>

According to itself:

Synonyms:
glossary, language reference book, lexicon, onomasticon, reference book,
sourcebook, storehouse of words, terminology, treasury of words,
vocabulary, word list

Cheers!
Rich