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Tony Orlow wrote:
> stephen@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > So if instead, someone had just posed this problem
> > Let
> > IN = { n | -1/2^(floor(n/10)) < 0 }
> > OUT = { n | -1/2^n < 0 }
> >
> > What is | IN - OUT | there would be controversy.
> > Note, there are not balls or vases, or times or anything
> > in this problem. Just two sets. It would help if you
> > bother to stop and think for a second before responding.
> >
>
> Where are the iterations mentioned there? You're missing the crucial
> part of the experiment. By your logic, you could put them in in any
> order and remove them in any order, and when you say both processes are
> done, nothing's left, but that's BS. It ignores the sequence specified.
> This is just a distraction.
Yes, if you insert and remove exactly the same balls then you get the
same result when you're done, no matter what order you did it all in.
Why is that BS? It seems blindingly obvious.
But I forgot, you think that if you shift all the insertions 1 minute
further back in time, you DO get an empty vase at noon, right? I really
don't understand how your mind works.
--
mike.
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