From: Jason Voegele <jason@...>
Date: 2002-09-30T00:52:10+09:00
Subject: Re: R

Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:

>William Djaja Tjokroaminata wrote:
>  
>
>>Because it is ">" (or even ">="), why should Ruby be *worse* than one of
>>the two?  (Just from mathematics point of view) :)
>>    
>>
>
>(8+2)/2 = 5 ; 6>5 but 6<8
>
I think William's point was  (8 + 2)/2 = 5; 50 > 5 and 50 >8.  Meaning 
that "ruby > n" does not necessarily mean "ruby = n + 1".

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Jason Voegele
"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us."
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