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Re: Math posers. Re: An new and very interesting intellectual game!

Subject: Re: Math posers. Re: An new and very interesting intellectual game!
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Date: 12 Jun 2005 15:01:32 -0700
Newsgroups: sci.math, sci.logic, rec.org.mensa, uk.org.mensa, rec.puzzles
Peter Smyth wrote:
> <vkarlamov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1118564691.957650.296220@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > New questions about mathematics and logic:
> >
> > 1. The chairman of the math department of Göttingen Universität Klein
> > was a very ruthless ruler. Assitant professor Cermello decided to spite
> > Klein and publicized the following logic question: "All mathematiicans
> > at Göttingen Universität belong to exactly to one of the following
> > two clasess. Those in the first class do what they like and Klein
> > doesn't like. Those in the second class do what they don't like and
> > Klein likes. What can we say about Klein himself?"
> >
> > What's the answer?
>
> That Klein does nothing.
> 

That Klein does nothing in mathematics.


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