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ah I see, if it means "and" then in effect they are saying both sides of the argument have been beaten to death. But they don't want to take a stand on which side they are on. That sucks IMHO. I mean if you're going to make a political cartoon, you should at least educate yourself and form an opnion, right or wrong, popular or unpopular. Not that this is a political issue but it seems like it has taken on that quality.
 
If you're going to take the effort to make something like that, at least consult a dictionary...


EDIT: To no one in particular.
 
Originally posted by: Marauder911
No, it says it is not equal and is equal at the same time, which is asinine.
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Considering the subject, I thought it would be rather appropriate for the conclusion to match the argument.

(and yes, it's the mathematical equivalent of "and")
 
Originally posted by: element
ah I see, if it means "and" then in effect they are saying both sides of the argument have been beaten to death. But they don't want to take a stand on which side they are on. That sucks IMHO. I mean if you're going to make a political cartoon, you should at least educate yourself and form an opnion, right or wrong, popular or unpopular. Not that this is a political issue but it seems like it has taken on that quality.
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Is that a gauntlet being thrown down? Surely not. I would truly hate to have to make an example of anyone by wielding my formidable mathematical prowess in public view.
 
Originally posted by: Marauder911
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Aren't they jsut saying "stop beating a dead horse, 1 doesn't equal .999"
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No, it says it is not equal and is equal at the same time, which is asinine.
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No, you couldn't make that assertion. We have a case of ambiguity. It could be interpreted both ways. That is why we use parenthesis to signal what direction.
 
Originally posted by: ActuaryTm
Originally posted by: element
ah I see, if it means "and" then in effect they are saying both sides of the argument have been beaten to death. But they don't want to take a stand on which side they are on. That sucks IMHO. I mean if you're going to make a political cartoon, you should at least educate yourself and form an opnion, right or wrong, popular or unpopular. Not that this is a political issue but it seems like it has taken on that quality.
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Is that a gauntlet being thrown down? Surely not. I would truly hate to have to make an example of anyone by wielding my formidable mathematical prowess in public view.
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Are you trying to say that both sides of the argument are right? Or have you just been watching too many Harry Potter movies?
 
Originally posted by: element
Are you trying to say that both sides of the argument are right?
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I would say my personal opinion as a mathematician is that both view points have their merits, yes. In the end, I think one's answer depends a great deal on perspective and application.

And no, we won't be arguing such in this thread. Or at least, this mathematician won't.
 
You mean can't?

Cause it sure sounds like can't to me....hehe just kiddin.

no, you're right we shouldn't argue about it. I'll just slink off knowing full well you're wrong.

I mean either they are numerically equal or not, right? Can't be both.

😉
 
Originally posted by: element
You mean can't?
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Ahh, goading. The hubris of the feeble.

No. More than capable of arguing. Choosing not to, as (and hopefully the graphic illustrated the humor in such) this poor, and rather unimportant subject has been so thoroughly flogged that conversation on it seems somewhat a waste.

Unless you'd like to join our Ventrillo session.
 
Originally posted by: ActuaryTm
Originally posted by: element
You mean can't?
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Ahh, goading. The hubris of the feeble.

No. More than capable of arguing. Choosing not to, as (and hopefully the graphic illustrated the humor in such) this poor, and rather unimportant subject has been so thoroughly flogged that conversation on it seems somewhat a waste.

Unless you'd like to join our Ventrillo session.
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Apparently not a waste to chat about in voice I see. I didn't get around to getting a mic yet so I don't use ventrillo. But I can certainly understand your fear of putting your feeble argument down in writing. 😉
 
Originally posted by: element
Apparently not a waste to chat about in voice I see. I didn't get around to getting a mic yet so I don't use ventrillo. But I can certainly understand your fear of putting your feeble argument down in writing. 😉
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Valiant effort.

The restraint would be the sake of others (who undoubtedly are tired of seeing threads of this nature); hence the reason graphic was created.

Actually, I created it for this thread, but deleted it from pics.bbzzdd.com, and hence uploaded it again today (which seems to have sparked this renewed curiosity in such).
 
Thanks. Yeah I got curious as to how the 2 numbers could be equal and not equal at the same time. But you're right, no need to discuss the issue. You can go on posting in other threads more suitable to the average atoter with phrases like die in a fire, MIKE, I like cheese, OMGWTF BBQ, all your base are belong to us, or their ilk. A horse by any other name would smell of manure just the same. 😉

I just thought we could have an interesting discussion on math without resorting to argumentative bickering, namecalling, close minded stubborness, etc.

You could start by giving an example of when 1 would not equal 0.999... and I could respond in a respectful manner without flying off the handle...






just not likely....N00BAR!
just kiddin again 😉
 
Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I've never seen "!=" used in a mathematical equation before. Isn't it just for programming?
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Agreed.

The "not equal" mathematical equivalent is simply an equal sign, with a slash through it. It wouldn't paste into Photoshop for some reason, however (it's included in one of the Symbol font libraries).
 
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