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javert on July 26, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: How big is the entire universe?

In English, "space" is a volume, not a surface.

Ralith on July 26, 2012 [–]

We're not speaking English, we're speaking math.

javert on July 27, 2012 | [–]

Oh. Yes, now that you have mentioned it, I do recall "space" being used in math classes in a unique way. It never occured to me that that is how "space" was being used.

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