|
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend Bookmark this thread |
This topic is archived. |
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge |
Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:15 PM Original message |
For all you math-minded people out there... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. Um... yes? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
coloradodem2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yes. It is. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. Approximately, rounded to the nearest integer, yes. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. what do you mean by ~ ? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. actually, I will just say this: |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'd say it depends on your perspective! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
LiberallyInclined (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. close enough for government work.. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:27 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Hell, as far as electrical engineers are concerned |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I thought that was |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Ever notice how there ia a EE in the middle of the word geek? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:42 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. LOL! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Close enough is good enough. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
valis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
9. NO, when you think about the lottery. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
10. No. The way that is achieved is ........... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. But there's this formula... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:50 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Sweet! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Umm. No. It works out that you are mutiplying by ten then |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:54 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. But isn't the remainder the value of X? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. I'm not 100% sure that equation is correct. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. That;'s it.. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
cosmicaug (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:23 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. That's it??? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:25 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. If you look at the Differential Operator it all makes sense. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
cosmicaug (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:31 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. You've got to be trolling! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:32 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. decimal representations of fractions are not 100% accurate. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
cosmicaug (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:44 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. It depends on what you mean. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:37 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. I've been exposed! I'm from the Eliptical Geometry Forum. I |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
cosmicaug (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:50 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. Masterful! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 03:04 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Thank you! Thank you! T'would have not been exposed on |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:27 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. wow, chief, chill. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
cosmicaug (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:36 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. It's cut and dried, dude! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Then if .999~ and 1 have different values. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. None because .9999~ is used to represent the cardinality |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:04 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. what he said. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. So .999~ is only a theory and not a real number? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:15 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. You're making that up. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
cosmicaug (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
35. Thank you. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
cosmicaug (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
12. Indeed it does. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I don't think so. See my great proof above. lol. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
cosmicaug (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:56 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. Your proof? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Thanks for that link... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. No, not = but damned close to, mathematically speaking |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
26. This is going to turn into a flame war! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
27. If you're a first-issue Pentium chip |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. No it's more like pi = e = 1/9 |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
31. Math Rules! Hey who says Math is cut and dry?? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
40. Absolutely, in terms of "approximately equal to"... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
aeolian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:45 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. Only if the 0.999 number is not infinitely repeating |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
aeolian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
45. Yes, by definition |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
46. no but then again it could be seen that way if you study Limits |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
aeolian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 02:46 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. It has to be seen that way if you study limits, |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 03:10 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Agreed in "the limit" it does approach 1. But that's just in |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
52. Ok look at it this way. When you divide any number by any other |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 03:22 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Wouldn't that be a remainder of |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 03:29 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. No. Because you got that number from Xn not the Xn+1 iteration. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-05 03:39 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. It's impossible for .11111 ~ to have a remainder - it's infinite. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) | Thu May 02nd 2024, 06:32 AM Response to Original message |
Advertisements [?] |
Top |
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge |
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.
Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate
About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.
© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC