The Mycon
31-08-2005, 05:53
A great many people ask, "what the hell is the use for multivariate calculus?" Until recently, I had no proper answer for this. But I have recently driven a U-haul from downtown LA to some bumblefuck town in Ohio, and had a lot of time to think. And I have learned that with a divariate modelling, beauty can be made into an objective quality.
First, a few terms-
1. millihellens- the amount of beauty necessary to launch a single ship.
2. cute- a unitless variable on the scary(-10)-adorable(10) continuum.*
3. hot- a unitless variable on the disgusting(-10)-deadsexy(10) continuum.*
How do these relate? Cute & hot should be multiplied by a constant (of unit "millihelens") based on how important these are to beauty. "But, The Mycon, the point was to make beauty an objective quantity. Each person values them differently." That requires much research into how individuals act as & how to interpret it as masses. That's a job for an actuary. But, their work is clearly defined.
The -10 to 10 continuum seems limiting, especially when it seems so romantic to think that someone might theoretically exceed one helen. Yes, it is. The important part is the existence of negative values- this implies that some people *coughyesimeanyoudarlingcough* could be used as a costal defense system.
Other issues are to come. This is a rough draft, meant to display the usefulness to higher mathematics, and I don't think it's worth that much time right now. If you have any issue, I'd appreciate if you brought it up. Also, all the work was made worthwhile just for the unit millihelens. It's really damn fun to say.
*Ideally, these variables** would be completely independant of eachother. These are as close as you can get while working with only three dimensions. This is simplified from the final version, as a four or five variable function would be difficult to explain.
**For this model to work, these must be objective qualities also, based on other variables (making them multivariate functions in themselves). For instance, "hot" should be based (for men, in part) on muscle tone, body hair, and height, with idealized maxima, such that when one is above or below the critical points for those sub-variables, the "hot" value falls. "Cute" can be based (in part) on shape of the face, hair, & skin tone.
First, a few terms-
1. millihellens- the amount of beauty necessary to launch a single ship.
2. cute- a unitless variable on the scary(-10)-adorable(10) continuum.*
3. hot- a unitless variable on the disgusting(-10)-deadsexy(10) continuum.*
How do these relate? Cute & hot should be multiplied by a constant (of unit "millihelens") based on how important these are to beauty. "But, The Mycon, the point was to make beauty an objective quantity. Each person values them differently." That requires much research into how individuals act as & how to interpret it as masses. That's a job for an actuary. But, their work is clearly defined.
The -10 to 10 continuum seems limiting, especially when it seems so romantic to think that someone might theoretically exceed one helen. Yes, it is. The important part is the existence of negative values- this implies that some people *coughyesimeanyoudarlingcough* could be used as a costal defense system.
Other issues are to come. This is a rough draft, meant to display the usefulness to higher mathematics, and I don't think it's worth that much time right now. If you have any issue, I'd appreciate if you brought it up. Also, all the work was made worthwhile just for the unit millihelens. It's really damn fun to say.
*Ideally, these variables** would be completely independant of eachother. These are as close as you can get while working with only three dimensions. This is simplified from the final version, as a four or five variable function would be difficult to explain.
**For this model to work, these must be objective qualities also, based on other variables (making them multivariate functions in themselves). For instance, "hot" should be based (for men, in part) on muscle tone, body hair, and height, with idealized maxima, such that when one is above or below the critical points for those sub-variables, the "hot" value falls. "Cute" can be based (in part) on shape of the face, hair, & skin tone.