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| Rational, Irrational, and Integer. The correct definition. |
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| tggzzz:
I think your question is easier to understand and answer appropriately if you annotated it as shown below. --- Quote from: Peter Taylor on December 21, 2022, 03:43:02 am ---This is the new and correct definition of a number. 1/ A number must be an integer. 2/ The term rational and irrational don't apply to a number by definition 1/. An integer is any number that can be defined wholly. For instance, 7, and 1 / 7 can be defined wholly and are therefor integers. An equation that cannot be defined wholly, such as root 2, where we don't know what number multiplied by itself equals 2, remains a question, and is not a number by definition 1/. A number can't be rational or irrational. These terms have no meaning. Thankyou. :D --- End quote --- |
| TimFox:
To which, I reply "says who?". |
| bdunham7:
--- Quote from: TimFox on December 21, 2022, 11:45:03 pm ---To which, I reply "says who?". --- End quote --- Our future dystopian leaders who will insist that all knowledge and arts should be dumbed down to the lowest common denominator so that they don't have to feel inadequate because some things are beyond their grasp. |
| Nominal Animal:
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on December 21, 2022, 11:22:57 pm ---So it looks like we're going over it all over again - as some have already pointed out - with some (that I remember at least) new concepts introduced about decolonization and some other woke stuff. So it's getting even better than the first time. It's like fine wine. Hats off to Peter for that. --- End quote --- You're right. And I'm sorry for adding to the flames. Apologies; I should know better. I just get so darned excited when people talk about stuff that I've found can be effectively used as a tool for both real world work as well as for investigation and learning and science, since I want them to find that utility too, and build stuff I myself never could... :-// When it comes to learning, I'm an incorrigible romantic optimist. |
| free_electron:
non-binary binary numbers ? next we'll have transgender gender changers... |
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