Re: Colors of Infinity

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From: Virginia Krenn
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 00:00

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On 14 Jun 1997, Jim Sarbeck wrote:
> (Simon Slavin) wrote:
>: (Peter Ceresole) wrote:
>:>  (Simon Slavin) wrote:

>:>> Not 'invented' -- 'discovered' !  Discovered discovered discovered.
>:> Do you think so? The phenomena that maths is used to examine are 
>:> discovered, surely, but maths itself *is* invented.
>: We invented the fact that 2+2=4 ? Or that e^(pi*i)=-1 ? Don't be
>: silly. We figured them out (discovered them) by accident or research.
>: Two trees plus two trees made four trees long before humans existed.
> Could someone explain to me the natural phenomenon leading to the
> discovery that zero factorial is equal to one (0! = 1)?

If you're trying to make the point that (0! = 1) is not a natural 
phenomenon and that it is simply defined as being true, then you are 
correct.

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From: Virginia Krenn <asd...@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu>
Subject: Re: Colors of Infinity
Date: 1997/06/15
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