That explains it.

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That explains it.

TB — 10/25/2007 9:32:51 PM (archived)

I started out with 9 factorial, and THEN took the square root, and wondered what the deal was. Missed the glaringly obvious, but then I'm used to Excel, and make liberal use of parentheses in these things.

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For the math nut in your life... - TB - 10/25/2007 3:14:56 PM
- LOL - Cool - Eri - 10/26/2007 12:27:33 AM
- re: For the math nut in your life... - Tony - 10/25/2007 8:44:04 PM
  - What's wrong with 7? - Laurie Street - 10/25/2007 8:54:59 PM
    - Close enough for government work. (n/t) - TB - 10/26/2007 9:17:50 PM
    - Yeah, I never quite got that myself - Tony - 10/26/2007 1:13:34 PM
      - Does 0.999... equal 1.000...? - McFly - 10/26/2007 1:49:54 PM
        
        Only when you get to the last iteration of an infinite sequence. - alcaray - 10/27/2007 12:19:41 AM
        
        I eat the infinite for breakfast - McFly - 10/27/2007 6:53:17 AM
        
        Don't bet against a 0.999 probability. :-) - Bowser - 10/26/2007 8:41:41 PM
        
        By George, you've (almost) got it! :) (n/t) - Laurie Street - 10/26/2007 3:34:15 PM
        
        I was off on a tangent again :-) (n/t) - McFly - 10/26/2007 4:15:50 PM
        
        At least you weren't angling to be divisive (n/t) - Eri - 10/27/2007 2:10:39 PM
  - Shoulda been for SDG, but McFly beat me to it anyway..... (n/t) - Tony - 10/25/2007 8:45:23 PM
- That would be me - Fox - 10/25/2007 5:25:45 PM
  - Um... - Laurie Street - 10/25/2007 6:16:39 PM
    - - doh! - - Fox - 10/26/2007 5:12:34 PM
    - what's with 5? - SDG - 10/25/2007 6:30:11 PM
      - That's just the root of 9 being all dramatic! - McFly - 10/25/2007 8:16:07 PM
        
        That explains it. - TB - 10/25/2007 9:32:51 PM
        
        Umm, sorry SDG - McFly - 10/25/2007 8:24:19 PM
      - re: what's with 5? - Arrell - 10/25/2007 8:15:15 PM
        
        thanks (and to McFly as well. - SDG - 10/25/2007 11:27:25 PM

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