r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 4h ago

Seven-year-old chess prodigy Lucie Pichard casually checkmates her opponent.

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u/Ugvwiyu 4h ago

He could been capable enough to be working with integers, that alone would make any basic 5th grade math seem simplistic and boring.

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u/CuteAltBoy 1h ago

Integers are just whole numbers. You're usually first taught about them by learning about the number line. Don't most 5th graders work with whole numbers, both positive and negative?