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03-18-2008, 06:14 PM
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0.01 is still 0.01, and so on. We still need zero. What, then, is 1.01? (think of 101/100 to get the correct answer) |
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03-18-2008, 06:21 PM
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trying hard to be a better person
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You don't start counting at zero because zero represents nothing. You start from nothing, and the first thing you count is 1, then if you have another thing, you have 2 etc. Zero is more than just a number. It's a state of mind.
 Start from nothing to move on to something.
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03-18-2008, 06:24 PM
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Very zen.
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03-18-2008, 07:29 PM
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I'm not changing bases, just representation of digits. If I was using base 11, than 11 would be 12 and we'd still have a 10. Wouldn't we?
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03-18-2008, 08:18 PM
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I can hear my ears
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nerds!
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03-18-2008, 08:22 PM
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I can hear my ears
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...UH.....
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03-18-2008, 08:33 PM
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I hear them call the tide
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you bastard! I lost my 10th digit on 9/11 at the WTC
 
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03-18-2008, 08:53 PM
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honestly HLJ I think you need a hobby
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03-18-2008, 09:17 PM
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03-19-2008, 09:10 AM
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Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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First you try to get rid of Mondays, now you're booting the zero. What next, no oxygen?
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03-19-2008, 10:41 AM
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03-19-2008, 10:47 AM
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Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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 Good point.
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03-19-2008, 11:10 AM
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2.01 becomes 1.þ1, just as 201 becomes 1þ1 I'm not trying to get rid of zeros, they just drop out. I love zeros. But we could get rid of leading zeros by using exponential notation, if you like. Quote:
Are any of these things possible? Probably not. |
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03-19-2008, 01:56 PM
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UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION
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