Comment by gerom on No Individual Particles · 2015-01-30T18:21:01.667Z · LW · GW

I find polynomials to be a helpful analogy:

p(x) = x^2 - 5x + 6

This factors into (x - 3) and (x - 2).

...But what if we SWAPPED the factors??

Clearly this is nonsensical, and this article captures that very well. :) Thank you for elucidating materials!!!