Daily Archives: September 3, 2007

It’s About Mathematics, Only Mathematics

I get a little puzzled when teevee sports announcers say “He still has a mathematical chance of winning”. This comment was just made about Greg Biffle, as he races in tonight’s NASCAR event. “He still has a mathematical chance of making the Chase”.
Guess what? No mathematical chance means you’re out. Done. Finito. Kaput. [...]