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(...) so (...) 8?) A quick calculation gives about 3.32 (but I could have stuffed it up) which isn't the best approximation of pi I've ever seen, but baseball's a silly game, anyway... ROSCO (23 years ago, 8-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) 54... (...) Double factorial equation (8) clearly states "Similarly, the double factorial can be extended to complex arguments as: [eqn image that I can't be bothered linking to]", similarly Factorial eqn (7). Which by my book means these (...) (23 years ago, 8-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yes, except for the dirt parts of the infield (first and third base lines, the first to third swath, the pitchers mound, the part from the mound to home plate, etc.) At least in Major League parks they do, unless it's astroturf they are using (...) (23 years ago, 8-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) ...but if the approximation's nearer to 8, your ball park could have a lot of surplus turf Cheers Richie (who wonders whether they turf entire ball parks anyway...) (23 years ago, 8-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) an EXTENSION of factorial to reals and complex numbers... NOT that factorial itself works with reals. You're holding a busted flush. (23 years ago, 8-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Certainly! Just not a very good one...although it's somewhere betwee 3 & 8, so it's in the ball park... ROSCO (23 years ago, 8-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Just don't go to a quintuple factorial: "Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of a diseased mind" -Terry Pratchett (Reaper Man) Cheers Richie (23 years ago, 8-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) While that may be true, you're not claiming that an approximation of pi is 3.141592654!! are you? Cheers Richie (who's happy to use 3.1 or 25/8 as an approximation.) (23 years ago, 8-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I guess I shoulda looked harder: (URL) (23 years ago, 8-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Bzzzt. The factorial (and double factorial, !!) can be extended to real & complex arguments, as discussed here: (URL)See your nit(1) and raise you one. (2) (...) I'll be seeing that hand, please!!! [1] ROSCO [1] No, I don't know of a triple (...) (23 years ago, 8-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Whoops! c /pi to 10 digits/the first 10 digits of pi/ (...) "Correct", since the next digit after 2653 is >4 so the 53 rounds up to 54... But ACTUALLY INcorrect since " 3.141592654!! " is actually an invalid arithmetic expression. You cannot (...) (23 years ago, 7-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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G'day all! I want to give my son next year a Lego Birthday party for his 4th Birthday. (Not this year as it will be at McDonalds). I'm getting this prepared now as I want to make it really special for him (and me mwahaha). Anyway, while you lovely (...) (23 years ago, 7-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.fun.party, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) You didn't want me to just *give* you the answer, did you? Actually, based on your original response to the grammar rodeo, I couldn't really tell if you were playing along with the sillines, or you were in fact unsure what I was talking about. (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) it is worth a look. Try these URLs of the same thing instead: (URL) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Well ya, but that's an obsCure reference. You told me to look for obsure references. Didn't find any. :-) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Some of the older stuff is, yes. A sub-culture of scripophily I believe. But as for the current stuff, well we Canadians collect it only long enough to spend it on something. :) Canadian Tire money is a wonderful part of our country's culture (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I actually HAVE some of this, believe it or not. But it would cost you more than par to get it, since it's collectible. (...) I went and looked but didn't find ANY Obsure references, Simpsons or otherwise... (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hey Jude! As you *must* know, (since as all Canadians are born knowing...) Toronto is the *center* of Canada, therefore it's the center of the known universe, and therefore everything that happens *in* Toronto is all quality. Just because the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Don't forget the old phrase, it's quality not quantity ;-) Jude Moved thread to .o-t.fun cause I don't wanna give you credit for this <g> (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Ferreting out the Libertarian stance on the issues
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While going over my voter election guide for today's California primary election I came across the personal statement of Pat Wright, the LP candidate for Lt. Governor: "My message to the people of California is, 'Don't take your freedoms for (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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