¶ Triangling
RBF Definitions
“All scientists as yet say, ‘X squared,’ when they encounter the expression ‘X²,’ and ‘X cubed’ when they encounter ‘X³.’ Now we may say ‘one to the second power equals one,’ and identify that arithmetic with the triangle as the unit of area. Two to the second power equals four: four triangles. Three to the second power equals nine. Four to the second power equals sixteen. Now, we may say ‘triangling’ instead of ‘squaring.’ Every square consists of two triangles. Nature needs only triangles to identify arithmetical ‘powering’ for self-multiplication of numbers. Therefore, ‘triangling’ is twice as efficient as ‘squaring.’ This method is what nature uses because the triangle is the only structure. We must learn to say ‘triangling,’ and not ‘squaring.’”
- NASA SPEECH, p. 75, Jun '66
¶ Citations
- Carboncycle Draft return to Modelability, p. V.9
