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ed boy

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Re: A Math Challenge
« Reply #15 on: August 15, 2010, 01:10:40 pm »
It can't be brilliant - It's simple and easy to use, so it goes against everything maths holds sacred.
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Re: A Math Challenge
« Reply #16 on: August 15, 2010, 01:12:07 pm »
Quote from: ed boy on August 15, 2010, 01:10:40 pm
It can't be brilliant - It's simple and easy to use, so it goes against everything maths holds sacred.

Beautiful, isn't it?
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Re: A Math Challenge
« Reply #17 on: August 15, 2010, 01:19:15 pm »
Beautiful? It is beautiful and wonderful, thus as a mathematician (or so armok claims) you should shun it.

Also, there is a flaw in the algorithm - it only covers when you have been given a dice with an even number of sides.
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« Reply #18 on: August 15, 2010, 01:22:16 pm »
Quote from: ed boy on August 15, 2010, 01:19:15 pm
Beautiful? It is beautiful and wonderful, thus as a mathematician (or so armok claims) you should shun it.

Also, there is a flaw in the algorithm - it only covers when you have been given a dice with an even number of sides.

... There's no flaw, given that that algorithm is defined only over the set of even dice.  And besides, that's fixable enough: if you have a die with 2n + 1 sides (where n != 0), reroll if you get 2n + 1 and use "n" as your average.

Not as elegant, but it works =/
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Re: A Math Challenge
« Reply #19 on: August 15, 2010, 01:22:59 pm »
Quote from: Vector on August 15, 2010, 01:22:16 pm
Not as elegant, but it works =/
As maths should be.
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« Reply #20 on: August 15, 2010, 01:25:37 pm »
Quote from: ed boy on August 15, 2010, 01:22:59 pm
As maths should be.

Fuhgeddaboutit >_>  You're one of those applied people, arencha.
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Re: A Math Challenge
« Reply #21 on: August 15, 2010, 01:26:54 pm »
I do whatever maths I can get my greasy hands on.
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Re: A Math Challenge
« Reply #22 on: August 15, 2010, 02:20:12 pm »
This thread makes me scratch my head in confusion
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« Reply #23 on: August 15, 2010, 02:27:36 pm »
Quote from: ILikePie on August 15, 2010, 02:20:12 pm
This thread makes me scratch my head in confusion
See, it's real math after all!
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Re: A Math Challenge
« Reply #24 on: August 15, 2010, 03:20:58 pm »
Don't remind me of school people.
My grades aren't that good.
Especially in math.
My math teacher gives me a lower grade if I do even a one simple mistake, even if I correct it later.
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Re: A Math Challenge
« Reply #25 on: August 15, 2010, 03:35:13 pm »
Ha! My math teacher was practically my friend. I scored 28 and 39 out of 100 on two exams, and he offered to bump them both up to 100 if I solved a similar take-home exam. Yes, take-home. I scored a perfect 100 in math on my report card that year.
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Re: A Math Challenge
« Reply #26 on: August 15, 2010, 06:19:14 pm »
You have epic social skills bro!
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Vector

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Re: A Math Challenge
« Reply #27 on: August 15, 2010, 06:53:57 pm »
Quote from: ed boy on August 15, 2010, 01:26:54 pm
I do whatever maths I can get my greasy hands on.

Then clearly you are doing it wrong  :P
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Re: A Math Challenge
« Reply #28 on: August 15, 2010, 07:08:35 pm »
Quote from: ed boy on August 15, 2010, 01:19:15 pm
Beautiful? It is beautiful and wonderful, thus as a mathematician (or so armok claims) you should shun it.

Wait, what?  I repeat Vector's early comment...

Anyone in pure math is (hopefully) there for the beauty of it.
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« Reply #29 on: August 15, 2010, 09:21:10 pm »
Quote from: Christes on August 15, 2010, 07:08:35 pm
Wait, what?  I repeat Vector's early comment...

Anyone in pure math is (hopefully) there for the beauty of it.

Hmm... math grad student?
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