Comment on YX ProblemparentComments−rezonant2yIt might predate HN but you are looking at the XY problem, not the YX problem. In this case, they are not commutative.−dotancohen2yIt seems that the YX problem is a derivative of the XY problem. In both cases we solve for X.−Dylan168072yseemsIf you're actually unsure, then be sure. It's a derivative.−dotancohen2yIt's a play on words.−Dylan168072yCan you explain it? I don't get it.I mean, I see how "derivative" could be wordplay, but I don't see how "seems" is wordplay.−brudgers2yYes the YX problem has a YX problem.
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It might predate HN but you are looking at the XY problem, not the YX problem. In this case, they are not commutative.
It seems that the YX problem is a derivative of the XY problem. In both cases we solve for X.
If you're actually unsure, then be sure. It's a derivative.
It's a play on words.
Can you explain it? I don't get it.
I mean, I see how "derivative" could be wordplay, but I don't see how "seems" is wordplay.
Yes the YX problem has a YX problem.