From: Edgardo Hames <ehames@...>
Date: 2004-09-30T23:43:25+09:00
Subject: Re: Range syntax theory

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:09:54 +0900, Henrik Horneber <ryco@gmx.net> wrote:
> Austin Ziegler wrote:

> >>What distracts me most, is the visual difference ... that the
> >>visually longer three dot form contains fewer elements than the shorter
> >>two dot form.
> >>
> >
> > irb(main):001:0> (1..5).include?(4.99)
> > => true
> > irb(main):002:0> (1...5).include?(4.99)
> > => true
> > irb(main):003:0>
> >
> > 1...5 doesn't include only the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 -- it contains
> > the infinities between the numbers, and the infinity between 4 and 5,
> > but not 5 itself.
> >
> 
> Still, it's the 'larger' Range.
> Otherwise, good point, thx.
> 

They are actually the same length! Nevermind, I like Cantor way too much ;)

Ed
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