Re: Demo: Modelling Cost of Travel Paths Between Towns
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:05:47 -0800
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"Alan" <alan_at_erols.com> wrote:
>"Gene Wirchenko" <genew_at_mail.ocis.net> wrote in message
>news:uk9np0t8e59vcote2a0onuvp8ovnd51dvk_at_4ax.com...
>> "Alan" <alan_at_erols.com> wrote:
>> >"Gene Wirchenko" <genew_at_mail.ocis.net> wrote in message
>> >news:047np0hqacaqblepdlhlda1ct0ekq50q6k_at_4ax.com...
>> >> "Alan" <alan_at_erols.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> [snip]
>> >>
>> >> >workable. It's easy enough to avlid them, anyway, if one really wants
>to,
>> >as
>> >> >in my age = 0 or age = -1 example (some societies (I beleive the
>French,
>> >> >E.g.) may consider 0 a real age, hence the -1 option)
>> >>
>> >> Canadians do; Usonians do. The usage is usually with a positive
>> >> integer in smaller units -- e.g. three weeks or six months -- but this
>> >> is zero years.
>>
>> >Which Usonians are you referring to?
>>
>> Are some different in this regard?
>Well, as a Usonian, I don't recognize 0 as an age, so I thought you might be
>referring to some other Usonians.
From your perspective, how many years old is a newborn? (integer domain) Yes, you may follow as I stated "The usage is usually...", but if you must answer my question as stated, what but zero could you honestly answer? encountered because of dividing by age, and the age in question was zero.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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Received on Thu Nov 18 2004 - 02:05:47 CET