>>5511290>Again, so what if it's an incomplete fraction? You're stupid.
That's what makes it a misnomer.
>You're not representing an incomplete entitybut you are by saying it's 1/12, because again, you're meaning to say 72/12.
>you're representing an entity that is a fraction of the size And what size is that? 72". Again, x/12 would be the most correct way to state it, because you're dealing with fractions. It's not a ratio, and this is why it's such a misnomer, because it really doesn't fit as stated.
Just like how saying a spider is a bug doesn't fit.
All you're doing is rationalizing how it COULD fit and ignoring why it doesn't, just because "muh reality will collapse if someone points out something i've believed in all my nerd years is wrong"
Just like the people who thought bucks = retool/redecoing old molds.
>And 1:12 doesn't mean "one twelve", it means "one to twelve".There's multiple ways to say it. You can also say it as "one by twelve." It's pretty dependent on the context, though some people will just say it to what they're most familiar with.
I'm sure you can argue all you want about this, but I can admit that there's only one true way to say it. Just like "1/12", because i accept and understand what people mean by saying this misnomer.
