Favorite Numbers Not Divisible by 13
14
12
13.5
1,255
1
75
520
-13.5
41
6.02 X 10²³
22
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7 comments:
I thought your favorite number was 502 and not 520. Must be a typo ;-)
Monday, September 19, 2005 at 5:04:00 PM CDT
No, my favorite number is ten digits long and ends with "9699" ;-)
Monday, September 19, 2005 at 5:28:00 PM CDT
Here's the problem: "Divisible" is a comparison between two integers. Integer x is divisible by integer y if there is an integer z such that y times z equals x. If you get into non-integers, divisible no longer makes so much sense. If you're allowed to talk about rational numbers, then couldn't you say, why yes, 13.5 is divisible by 13, because 13 times the rational number 27/26 is 13.5. Well, yes. My point being, of course, that you need to better define your terms.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at 4:52:00 PM CDT
Katie, you mention terms but you let the 520 go by?! ;-P
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at 4:59:00 PM CDT
Oh, you assume that I can actually divide. No, my friend, that kind of base arithmetic is far below me.
True story: today, in my very first discussion section for differential calculus, I did a sample problem, involving a limit I claimed does not exist. Then dude comes up to me afterward and is like, "the solution manual says it does exist, and is -1/16." Oops! But that's okay, because I am a revered grad student, and I can actually do no wrong.
Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 4:51:00 PM CDT
Time to update, don't you think? Or do you?
--mysterious stranger
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at 4:08:00 PM CDT
Happy Birthday, Anon!!! That will have to do, as I can't think of any update right now... ;-)
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at 4:31:00 PM CDT
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