re: what's with 5?

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re: what's with 5?

Arrell — 10/25/2007 8:15:15 PM (archived)

3! is 3 factorial- N!=N*(N-1)*(N-2)*...*2*1, SO sqrt(9)!=3!=3*2*1=6

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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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