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The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
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Yes! And all because of ten! Although there's another argument that since there are an infinite number of numbers beginning O, N, F, S and T they are all equally common. However, I was thinking of the answers you gave. Quote:
There are some branches of mathematics that try to deal with divergent series. In a very specific mathematical sense, the sum of all the positive integers is negative one twelfth. (-1/12). I confess I don't really understand that myself. Mathematics involving integers is tricky or even tricksy. I award the win to Bilbo1967. Over to you, Bilbo. |
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The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
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Ramanujan Summation is a way to get a value for a divergent series, in a way that produces the 'correct' answer when applied to convergent series. At least, I think that's what it's doing. It not really a sum in terms of adding things up. |
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![]() ![]() The story of Ramanujan is fascinating. The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan by Robert Kanigel is on my TBR list. |
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quiz??
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Apologies for my tardiness. Below are some quotes regarding lateness. For some I will want the person who said it, for some the book it's from, the author and, sometimes, the character;
1. "Come. Come now or you will be late." "Late? What for?" "What is your name, human?" "Dent. Arthur Dent." "Late as in the late Dentarthurdent. It's a sort of threat, you see. I've never been terribly good at them myself but I'm told they can be terribly effective." (Author, book and the one unnamed character please) 2. “She was around ten minutes late, as a matter of fact. I didn't give a damn, though. All that crap they have in cartoons in the Saturday Evening Post and all, showing guys on street corners looking sore as hell because their dates are late - that's bunk. If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's late? Nobody.” (Author and book please) 3. "How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?" (Author please) 4. "I am invariably late for appointments - sometimes as much as two hours. I've tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing." (Person to whom this quote is attributed please) 5. "Better never than late" (Person to whom this quote is attributed please) |
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1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Is the speaker Marvin?
I'll have to think about the others. |
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1. Slartibartfast
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Reread it a short while ago.
2. J.D. Salinger and "The Catcher in the Rye" Last edited by Kumabjorn; 03-24-2014 at 09:35 AM. |
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The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
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3. Ogden Nash?
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Nameless Being
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3. Dr Seuss?
4. Mark Twain? |
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