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there is a mistake there

1<= |a| < 10

a =/= 0

0 x 10¹ satisfies that condition.

Robusto

0 x 10 to the anything satisfies the condition

3:25 PM

So it's a special case, having both valid and invalid representations. Does that make all representations invalid?

a X 10^p

Oh. Right. I may have misread something.

Crawls back under stone

np pal

:D

4:43 PM

@skullpatrol bridges start falling

Thanks. That's what you get when you say stuff like that out loud.

@Mitch I just find it amazing that I have never thought of this question :-/

Wouldn't convention say "just use 0"?

I don't understand what you mean pal.

The convention says "you cannot write zero in this notation" @Mitch

Or any negative numbers.

Scientific notation, by definition, is only for positive numbers.

Zero is neither positive nor negative.

a can be negative: "...is a real number satisfying 1<=|a|<10."

actually it seems it means that 0 cannot be written in that definition (therefore my suggestion that should be written as '0')

@skullpatrol For the French, 0 is both positive and negative.

But he uses 0 in his example at the end @Mitch

4:58 PM

0 is in [1,10) so he is breaking his own rules.

This definition has been taken from his encyclopedia of math

When he talks about "not unique"

so are you suggesting it should be "a in [0,10)"? that would give nonunique reps for n with a in [0,1)

I am not suggesting anything @Mitch I just want to know if zero can be represented in scientific notation by that definition.

5:15 PM

$ printf "%e\n" 0
0.000000e+00

5:26 PM

Does the program @tchrist use the definition we are talking about here?

It is simply a way of specifying floating point numbers in a uniform manner.

$ printf "%+e\n" 5 50 50000 500000000000 -5 -500 -0.5 -0.00000000005
+5.000000e+00
+5.000000e+01
+5.000000e+04
+5.000000e+11
-5.000000e+00
-5.000000e+02
-5.000000e-01
-5.000000e-11

icic

Having no "formal" representation of zero in scientific notation is no big deal :-)

nbd

5:42 PM

@skullpatrol but you should complain to mathworld about the problems with their entry.

From a learning point of view it is good to have a notation that can get arbitrarily close to zero and leave zero itself as a "special case". If you know what I mean @Mitch

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@skullpatrol what are the alternatives?

Complain to them as you said. But this is a matter of definition.

I don't think they are going to change their definition.

Q: Is there any institute that can create a word which it would mean he or she, or creation of any other word?

6:02 PM

If anyone has some ideas about what to do with this question, I’m all ears:

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We continuously experience creation of new words in science and technology and after a while people start using it ; it would be much less hustle to use the created word,instead of using he or she or he/she.if we use "they" it would be in plural form. meanwhile my question is about the institute...

single-word-requests

The OP has changed it since I closed it, and now I am at a loss to figure out how to edit it so that it can be understood, let alone answered.

@tchrist It's closed as it should be (it's a dupe, the answer is 'no', etc) The edits don't realy change anything.

Q: Does the English language have an official Academy?

I think perhaps now that it is a duplicate of this question:

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For some languages, there are academies that decide topics such as grammar and spelling of things, for example, for the Spanish language, there are 22 academies in 22 different countries, all making decisions on spanish grammar in their country. I would like to know if there is something that ser...

grammar american-english british-english australian-english spanish

I’ve added a comment that it is also a duplicate of that other one.

I think, in order to answer that question properly, we should form an official academy. Supported by the American government. And the UK and everyone else will have to follow it. What we says goes. 'gifting' is not a word.

Lawler did this already.

The Lawler academy?

6:08 PM

:D

The long arm of the Lawler.

It should go to The Academy. — John Lawler Mar 6 '12 at 3:58

That academy has no standing with people that matter. The British Monarchy is moribund to the point that 'monarchy' is not a word in the officially sanctioned English. What is the government of the UK? There's no word for it.

I’ll be sure to let them know you said that.

Anthenum?

hichris123

Can someone give this question a better title? english.stackexchange.com/questions/216046/…

Limerick Machine: This whisky is rather nice Once it’s been diluted by ice The burning sensation From this...

6:19 PM

I wish such titles were banned.

hichris123

@tchrist Yeah, my bot picked it up because it's so bad. :P

@hichris123 Done.

@JasperLoy Thanks!

Well done.

Hi @simchona hope you are well.

@skullpatrol That would be one million dollars.

Stack Exchange

6:38 PM

posted on December 20, 2014 by sgdi

This whisky is rather nice Once it’s been diluted by ice The burning sensation From this libation Has turned into something with spice

@JasperLoy pricey!

7:03 PM

@Mitch I see you often come here on Sat as well. Is your life that boring?

This is a wonderful distraction.

OK, I did not think you needed a distraction. I thought I was the only one who needed it.

All work no play makes Johnny a dull boy.

@skullpatrol Oh, Ted called me obnoxious in the math room, I was a bit upset.

7:24 PM

I saw pal @JasperLoy

@skullpatrol Anyway I am alright now, I should not overreact, lol.

@JasperLoy have you ever seen the water roll off a duck's back?

@skullpatrol No, what about it?

@JasperLoy name calling is like the water. Never let it get inside.

@skullpatrol Oh well, I guess it was just a little misunderstanding.

7:32 PM

There was nothing to understand @JasperLoy you were giving your opinion and he did not like it. What is there to misunderstand?

7:46 PM

You see jasper people who come into that room and try to dominate it so completely are just another form of a cyber bully.

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Here^ is a humorous way to look at it. Don't let it upset you, just leave the keyboard (afk).

@JasperLoy

@skullpatrol Will you be spending Christmas alone?

Yes.

Is there anything at all you need in your life right now?

Inner peace is all I want.

OK, I pray that you get inner peace.

7:57 PM

Why do you capitalize both the O and the K?

Because that is the way it is supposed to be written!

It reads like Oooh Kaay!!!

I prefer writing OK to ok or okay.

Oh

I think you can check a dictionary and get all the possible forms.

8:00 PM

Yes.

I also prefer DJ to deejay.

And MC to emcee.

Consistent right down to the case of your letters :-)

Yes. A clear case of mental illness, lol.

Not just consistent to the letter.

It helps in math. @JasperLoy

Consistency is crucial

@JasperLoy No. I prefer OK, DJ, MC and PC too.

8:06 PM

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@AndrewLeach Well, you are also mentally ill, in a way, lol.

Thanks. Aspergers is not a mental illness. It's a condition.

Well, I am just kidding. Don't be too serious.

Anyway, illness or condition, they are all words.

Raw nerve. Although it does mean that I like things right and don't like people cutting corners.

Like newspaper editors saving space with Pc instead of PC.

I have not seen Pc before.

8:08 PM

lol should be LOL

PC also means platoon commander to me.

@JasperLoy telegraph.co.uk/news/6617115/…

Old, but the first example I came across.

8:25 PM

@AndrewLeach tragic story

The Taliban story in Pakistan is horrid.

Life is full of tragedies.

These kinds of deaths are tragic .

Jez

9:07 PM

hi all

hi pal

Jez

sup? im bored

9:22 PM

this will wake you up

Jez

wtf is that?

Old school gangsta

9:48 PM

I decided to be blue again.

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+6

thanks

A: What is the expression or saying "I've got butterflies" used for?

np pal

Hugo

11:05 PM

any chance of a single vote?

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Done

Hugo

thanks!

11:24 PM

Hi @Caleb, how are you?