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9/11
I was wondering - how do they know who the terrorists on each plane were? Did they just look for foreign-sounding names on the register?
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15 Mar 2003, 16:27
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This article offers an interesting explanation, although its rather long.
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15 Mar 2003, 17:25
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Lonely analytic
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Nice article indeed
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15 Mar 2003, 17:29
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0.81818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181 8181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181 81818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181etc
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15 Mar 2003, 18:54
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Quote:
Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
0.81818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181 8181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181 81818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181etc
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According to my calendar, it was
1.22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222etc.
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15 Mar 2003, 19:22
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Quote:
Originally posted by Cyp
According to my calendar, it was
1.22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222etc.
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Not 0.000610805708256982619801210505858182020101060580820700760730745738
24199011605308456882669776222999611305458381920151035593314453884169
02659781220500860680770725748236992614803709256482869676272974623799
21150535843189516352934643789216502859681270475873174523849186517852
18501860181020600810705758231995113554333944139041590315953134543839
19151535343439391415403409406407907157532344938641790216003109556332etc.?
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15 Mar 2003, 19:46
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Quote:
Originally posted by queball
Not 0.000610805708256982619801210505858182020101060580820700760730745738
24199011605308456882669776222999611305458381920151035593314453884169
02659781220500860680770725748236992614803709256482869676272974623799
21150535843189516352934643789216502859681270475873174523849186517852
18501860181020600810705758231995113554333944139041590315953134543839
19151535343439391415403409406407907157532344938641790216003109556332etc.?
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11/9/2001 = 2001*11/9
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15 Mar 2003, 20:20
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Quote:
Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
11/9/2001 = 2001*11/9
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11/9/2001 ≠ 11/9/2001
Code:
11
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9 = --------
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2001
11
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9 = ---------
---- 9
2001
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15 Mar 2003, 20:30
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Indeed, / is generally defined as left-associative.
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15 Mar 2003, 20:54
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Quote:
Originally posted by queball
Indeed, / is generally defined as left-associative.
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Huh? WHat happened to BODMAS?
Brackets or Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction?
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15 Mar 2003, 20:55
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the 'O' is powers
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15 Mar 2003, 20:58
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Quote:
Originally posted by Gayle29uk
Huh? WHat happened to BODMAS?
Brackets or Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction?
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"/ is left associative" means that
5+5/4/3/2-3
would be calculated as
5 + (((5/4)/3)/2) - 3
Its not a statement about its precedence in relation to other operators.
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15 Mar 2003, 22:05
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Quote:
Originally posted by LHC
the 'O' is powers
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I was taught the O meant Out (as in Brackets Out)
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15 Mar 2003, 22:53
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Quote:
Originally posted by Chrism
I was taught the O meant Out (as in Brackets Out)
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I was taught the O meant Over (as in "three plus four over five")
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15 Mar 2003, 22:54
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power of
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15 Mar 2003, 22:58
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Quote:
Originally posted by queball
I was taught the O meant Over (as in "three plus four over five")
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That's division; why would you need it twice?
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15 Mar 2003, 23:04
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That's what i said when i was told the O meant over. I got no satisfactory answer.
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15 Mar 2003, 23:06
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Quote:
Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
That's division; why would you need it twice?
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It's the same operation, not the same syntax.
Over looks like this:
Divison looks like this:
a ÷ b
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15 Mar 2003, 23:10
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15 Mar 2003, 23:11
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I was told it was bIdmas and "I" was indicies (powers). But the same question remains.
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15 Mar 2003, 23:13
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Quote:
Originally posted by Dante Hicks
I was told it was bIdmas and "I" was indicies (powers). But the same question remains.
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What same question? 
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15 Mar 2003, 23:15
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Quote:
Originally posted by Cyp
11/9/2001 ≠ 11/9/2001
Code:
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2001
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yeah it's (11/9)/2001 since by default all common operations are left to right.
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15 Mar 2003, 23:16
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BODMAS is year seven maths 
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15 Mar 2003, 23:42
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Quote:
Originally posted by queball
What same question?
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The one MrL asked.
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15 Mar 2003, 23:45
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Quote:
Originally posted by Dante Hicks
The one MrL asked.
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This one?
Quote:
Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
That's division; why would you need it twice?
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There's only one division in BIDMAS.
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15 Mar 2003, 23:45
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Quote:
Originally posted by queball
Divison looks like this:
a ÷ b
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I havent used that symbol in ages. I always use /.
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15 Mar 2003, 23:49
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O could be "Order", but I dont see why they wouldnt use Indices or Exponents instead :/
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15 Mar 2003, 23:50
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click the  smilie in my above post for an explanation
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16 Mar 2003, 00:00
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Quote:
Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
I havent used that symbol in ages. I always use /.
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/ is more of a computer thing. Although I've seen it used when people were really short of space.
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16 Mar 2003, 00:50
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BEDMAS
E = Exponents..
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what the hell?
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16 Mar 2003, 02:19
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Quote:
Originally posted by queball
There's only one division in BIDMAS.
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Yeah, isn't indices a form of multiplication/division anyway?
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16 Mar 2003, 02:22
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You people can barely do simple addition.
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16 Mar 2003, 02:23
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Quote:
Originally posted by Dante Hicks
Yeah, isn't indices a form of multiplication/division anyway?
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Only as much as multiplication is a form of addition. It has different precedence.
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Quote:
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Yes we can. 2 + 2 ≈ 3.9999999987514293118
Anyway, to avoid potential confusion, I propose using something like
1 2 3 + 4 5 / 6 * * 7 8 9 - / + *
to represent
(1*(((2+3)*((4/5)*6))+(7/(8-9))))
, from now on.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Cyp
Yes we can. 2 + 2 ≈ 3.9999999987514293118
Anyway, to avoid potential confusion, I propose using something like
1 2 3 + 4 5 / 6 * * 7 8 9 - / + *
to represent
(1*(((2+3)*((4/5)*6))+(7/(8-9))))
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I propose we all drink beer until those symbols make sense!
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16 Mar 2003, 03:01
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$ dc
10 k 1 2 3 + 4 5 / 6 * * 7 8 9 - / + * p
17.0000000000
I prefer (* 1 (+ (* (+ 2 3) (* (/ 4 5) 6)) (/ 7 (- 8 9)))) myself.
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16 Mar 2003, 03:23
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Quote:
Originally posted by queball
/ is more of a computer thing. Although I've seen it used when people were really short of space.
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I'm lazy, as are all true mathematicians.
Why make a line and 2 dots when a line will do?
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16 Mar 2003, 03:30
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Quote:
Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
I'm lazy, as are all true mathematicians.
Why make a line and 2 dots when a line will do?
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Oh, no-one uses the primary school divide symbol. But diagonal is different from horizontal:
Code:
2x + 1
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y
Not
(2x+1)/y
Sometimes:
(x/4!)²
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Quote:
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Oh, no-one uses the primary school divide symbol. But diagonal is different from horizontal:
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depends on the length of the things being divided.
for short things, it tends to be (x+2)/y for instance.
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16 Mar 2003, 05:30
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isnt it BEDMAS?
brackets exponentials division multiplication addition subtraction
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It is my personal opinion that this constitutes the best and most complete thread hijacking ever.
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16 Mar 2003, 11:03
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Brackets Out
Divide
Multiply
Add
Subtract
Here ends this morning's reading.
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Quote:
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I'm lazy, as are all true mathematicians.
Why make a line and 2 dots when a line will do?
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Danish people think differently.
Why make a line and 2 dots, when 2 dots will do?
6:2=3
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I'm pretty sure I didn't make a thread about Math
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*WARNING*
THIS THREAD HAS BEEN INVADED BY MATHS GEEKS AND TAKEN OFF TOPIC.
CLOSURE IMMINENT. PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO A SAFE THREAD AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL THE ALERT IS OVER!
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Quote:
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I'm pretty sure I didn't make a thread about Math
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You're the one who titled it with a number.
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