one problem I suffer from, which I believe is probably universal, is that lots of mathematical vocabulary is overloaded; the worst offender is obviously "normal", although even some concepts that have the same general implication in different fields [e.g. "linear"] are not identical.

the result is that false confidence happens often, because there is no completely unfamiliar term when sliding in to some discussion, only false friends.

adlai

they have the vocab and the cred, just not the competence

denlillaapan

Whenever people talk like that it tells me they have a financial mathematics education without actually understanding financial mathematics.