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Re: "at what point 25 is equal to 15?"



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Jimi Hendrix said:

"If six turned out to be nine,
I don't mind. I don't mind...."

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>From: "Gary Fritz" <fritz@xxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: fritz@xxxxxxxx
>To: "Igor Kaplun" <ikaplun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>CC: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: "at what point 25 is equal to 15?"
>Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 07:53:58 -0700
>
> > He is actually stated, without knowing, that 25 equals 15.
>
>No, he (implicitly) stated 25/100, or one quarter, equals 15/60, or
>one quarter hour.
>
>You could have as easily said that 1 equals 15, since he said it was
>ONE quarter past three.  Or any number, for that matter, since you're
>ignoring the denominator.
>
>The questions was nonsensical without knowing you were throwing away
>such critical information -- no wonder nobody answered.
>
>Gary
>