Min-Max is a box that is capable of determining which of the two numbers is the higher (Max) and which is lower (Min).
I need to use minimum amount of boxes in order to sort 4 different numbers (any A, B, C, D). For example:
(Apologies for the slow response.) @North, the wording is not the same in #1, #2 and #3. For instance, #1 says "In the following position, is it possible that White could still castle?" whereas #3 asks (in the question itself as well as the title) just "Can White castle?".
@JohnDvorak, the point isn't to make any of them easier, it's to make the question actually being asked the same as the one being answered. E.g., #2 (unlike #1, like #3) just asks "Can White castle?" and the accepted answer says yes and shows a game leading to the given position followed by W castling. But, strictly, that isn't the right answer to the question, because there are other ways to reach that position and after some of them W can't castle.
Of course this is all rather pedantic; there's no real doubt what question is actually being asked. But it's so easy to actually ask the right question and it's a shame that in #2 and #3 that isn't what's happened.
I'm a mathematician, which is to say a professional pedant. And I spent a substantial chunk of my day reading a patent draft, so maybe I'm just in that sort of mood.
I prefer a possession indicator here, so "[word]'s nth" or "nth of [word]", but I've seen "nth [word]" quite often. I think this construction is used more often by Americans, but that's just an observation.
(There is, of course, always the case where not using a possessive improves the surface reading as in your "first mate" example.)
yeah, another thing is that using the possessive can make it a bit too obvious
i mean, even if "mate's first" works for the surface there aren't many other things that can refer to
whereas with "first mate" it isn't immediately clear - maybe we need a synonym for the nautical position? maybe it's EVE (as in "first romantic partner")? maybe the "first" refers to the preceding word instead?
but then again i've tried using the construction without the possessive in a clue, and someone was confused about the clue even after seeing the solution... which is not what you want
$Given$:
$A$, $B$, $C$, $E$, $F$ are distinct digits varying from $1$ to $9$.
$A$ is a Fibonacci number.
$BB$, $BC$, $EF$ are concatenated Numbers.
$Relationship$:
$(A*BB)*(BC^2)$ = $(EF^2) - B$
Deduce all the Digits.
Simple R Script to brute force it:
require(gtools)
#Generates permutations
data<-as.data.frame(permutations(9,5,1:9))
#Makes A fibonacci numbers
data<-data[!(data$V1==4|data$V1==6|data$V1==8),]
#Calculates LHS and RHS
data$LHS<-data$V1*as.numeric(paste(as.character(data$V2),as.character(data...
this showed up in my low-q answer queue.
i deleted it as not an answer due to the no-computers tag in the question. this is a brute-force approach that does not comply to the logical-deduction requested by the op
IA creates lots of debates about potential problems such as overtaking humans or destroying jobs. I'm not sure about AI but since 1985 Terminator, I know that two IA ("Intelligence Artificielle) surely creates a problem :
I A
+ I A
-----
P B
But can someone explain why ^^ ?
$Given$:
$A$, $B$, $C$, $E$, $F$ are distinct digits varying from $1$ to $9$.
$A$ is a Fibonacci number.
$BB$, $BC$, $EF$ are concatenated Numbers.
$Relationship$:
$(A*BB)*(BC^2)$ = $(EF^2) - B$
Deduce all the Digits.
Simple R Script to brute force it:
require(gtools)
#Generates permutations
data<-as.data.frame(permutations(9,5,1:9))
#Makes A fibonacci numbers
data<-data[!(data$V1==4|data$V1==6|data$V1==8),]
#Calculates LHS and RHS
data$LHS<-data$V1*as.numeric(paste(as.character(data$V2),as.character(data...
Can you find why does the below relation hold true?
IA creates lots of debates about potential problems such as overtaking humans or destroying jobs. I'm not sure about AI but since 1985 Terminator, I know that two IA ("Intelligence Artificielle) surely creates a problem :
I A
+ I A
-----
P B
But can someone explain why ^^ ?
