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Re: Pythagoras - shock horror!

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From: nos...@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder)
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Subject: Re: Pythagoras - shock horror!
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2023 22:43:57 +0200
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 by: J. J. Lodder - Sun, 15 Oct 2023 20:43 UTC

Jerry Friedman <jerry.friedman99@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 2:08:55?PM UTC-6, Snidely wrote:
> > On Sunday or thereabouts, Jerry Friedman asked ...
> > > On Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 2:23:35?PM UTC-6, J. J. Lodder wrote:
> >
> >
> > >> [monospaced on]
> > >>
> > >> j\k = 0 -> \infty
> > >> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
> > >> 1 2 3 4 5 6
> > >> 1 3 6 10
> > >> 1 4 10 (j+k)!
> > >> 1 6 ------
> > >> 1 j!k!
> > >
> > > Interesting.
>
> > Missing the j=4 row, no?
>
> Yes, the 1 and the 6 and the end of the first and second row, respectively,
> don't have anything to go with. And the second-last row should be 1 5.
> I don't what the dashes are.

That's because you are not as monospacious as you should be.
It is the division line of the fraction (j+k)/j!k! writ large,

Jan

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Subject: Re: Pythagoras - shock horror!
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 by: Snidely - Mon, 16 Oct 2023 18:07 UTC

Sunday, J. J. Lodder quipped:
> Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sunday or thereabouts, Jerry Friedman asked ...
>>> On Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 2:23:35?PM UTC-6, J. J. Lodder wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> [monospaced on]
>>>>
>>>> j\k = 0 -> \infty
>>>> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
>>>> 1 2 3 4 5 6
>>>> 1 3 6 10
>>>> 1 4 10 (j+k)!
>>>> 1 6 ------
>>>> 1 j!k!
>>>
>>> Interesting.
>>
>> Missing the j=4 row, no?
>
> Yes, sorry about that. I started out with a larger array,
> and didn't snip carefully enough.
> Here it is corrected, and enlarged with extra spaces,
> (and restoring the ones that Jerry destroyed)
>
> Jan
>
> --
> [be monospacious!]
>
> j\k = 0 -> \infty
> 1 1 1 1 1 1
> 1 2 3 4 5
> 1 3 6 10
> 1 4 10 (j+k)!
> 1 5 ------
> 1 j!k!
>
>
> j\k = 0 -> \infty
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
> 1 2 3 4 5 6
> 1 3 6 10 15
> 1 4 10 20 (j+k)!
> 1 5 15 ------
> 1 6 j!k!
> 1

Thanks.

/dps "there may be something mononiverous around"

--
Let's celebrate Macaronesia

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 by: J. J. Lodder - Tue, 17 Oct 2023 09:30 UTC

Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:

> Sunday, J. J. Lodder quipped:
> > Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Sunday or thereabouts, Jerry Friedman asked ...
> >>> On Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 2:23:35?PM UTC-6, J. J. Lodder wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>> [monospaced on]
> >>>>
> >>>> j\k = 0 -> \infty
> >>>> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
> >>>> 1 2 3 4 5 6
> >>>> 1 3 6 10
> >>>> 1 4 10 (j+k)!
> >>>> 1 6 ------
> >>>> 1 j!k!
> >>>
> >>> Interesting.
> >>
> >> Missing the j=4 row, no?
> >
> > Yes, sorry about that. I started out with a larger array,
> > and didn't snip carefully enough.
> > Here it is corrected, and enlarged with extra spaces,
> > (and restoring the ones that Jerry destroyed)
> >
> > Jan
> >
> > --
> > [be monospacious!]
> >
> > j\k = 0 -> \infty
> > 1 1 1 1 1 1
> > 1 2 3 4 5
> > 1 3 6 10
> > 1 4 10 (j+k)!
> > 1 5 ------
> > 1 j!k!
> >
> >
> > j\k = 0 -> \infty
> > 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
> > 1 2 3 4 5 6
> > 1 3 6 10 15
> > 1 4 10 20 (j+k)!
> > 1 5 15 ------
> > 1 6 j!k!
> > 1
>
> Thanks.

It is a trick that is more generally useful.
Liberate limits and mutual dependencies and take care of them by
suitable deltas.

> /dps "there may be something mononiverous around"

Beware of the omninivores?

Jan
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 by: lar3ryca - Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:10 UTC

On 2023-10-17 03:30, J. J. Lodder wrote:
> Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sunday, J. J. Lodder quipped:
>>> Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sunday or thereabouts, Jerry Friedman asked ...
>>>>> On Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 2:23:35?PM UTC-6, J. J. Lodder wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> [monospaced on]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> j\k = 0 -> \infty
>>>>>> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
>>>>>> 1 2 3 4 5 6
>>>>>> 1 3 6 10
>>>>>> 1 4 10 (j+k)!
>>>>>> 1 6 ------
>>>>>> 1 j!k!
>>>>>
>>>>> Interesting.
>>>>
>>>> Missing the j=4 row, no?
>>>
>>> Yes, sorry about that. I started out with a larger array,
>>> and didn't snip carefully enough.
>>> Here it is corrected, and enlarged with extra spaces,
>>> (and restoring the ones that Jerry destroyed)
>>>
>>> Jan
>>>
>>> --
>>> [be monospacious!]
>>>
>>> j\k = 0 -> \infty
>>> 1 1 1 1 1 1
>>> 1 2 3 4 5
>>> 1 3 6 10
>>> 1 4 10 (j+k)!
>>> 1 5 ------
>>> 1 j!k!
>>>
>>>
>>> j\k = 0 -> \infty
>>> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
>>> 1 2 3 4 5 6
>>> 1 3 6 10 15
>>> 1 4 10 20 (j+k)!
>>> 1 5 15 ------
>>> 1 6 j!k!
>>> 1
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> It is a trick that is more generally useful.
> Liberate limits and mutual dependencies and take care of them by
> suitable deltas.
>
>> /dps "there may be something mononiverous around"
>
> Beware of the omninivores?

Omnivore: n. Animal that eats only magazines.

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On 17-Oct-23 17:10, lar3ryca wrote:
> On 2023-10-17 03:30, J. J. Lodder wrote:
>> Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Sunday, J. J. Lodder quipped:
>>>> Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sunday or thereabouts, Jerry Friedman asked ...
>>>>>> On Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 2:23:35?PM UTC-6, J. J. Lodder
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> [monospaced on]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> j\k = 0 -> \infty
>>>>>>> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
>>>>>>> 1 2 3 4 5 6
>>>>>>> 1 3 6 10
>>>>>>> 1 4 10 (j+k)!
>>>>>>> 1 6 ------
>>>>>>> 1 j!k!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Interesting.
>>>>>
>>>>> Missing the j=4 row, no?
>>>>
>>>> Yes, sorry about that. I started out with a larger array,
>>>> and didn't snip carefully enough.
>>>> Here it is corrected, and enlarged with extra spaces,
>>>> (and restoring the ones that Jerry destroyed)
>>>>
>>>> Jan
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> [be monospacious!]
>>>>
>>>> j\k              = 0 -> \infty
>>>>    1 1 1 1 1 1
>>>>    1 2 3 4 5
>>>>    1 3 6 10
>>>>    1 4 10            (j+k)!
>>>>    1 5               ------
>>>>    1                  j!k!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> j\k              = 0 -> \infty
>>>>    1  1  1  1  1  1  1
>>>>    1  2  3  4  5  6
>>>>    1  3  6  10 15
>>>>    1  4  10 20           (j+k)!
>>>>    1  5  15            ------
>>>>    1  6                   j!k!
>>>>    1
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> It is a trick that is more generally useful.
>> Liberate limits and mutual dependencies and take care of them by
>> suitable deltas.
>>
>>> /dps "there may be something mononiverous around"
>>
>> Beware of the omninivores?
>
> Omnivore: n. Animal that eats only magazines.
>
Something that preys on meditating Buddhists.

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