Man of Honour
Its 1..
Isn't it?
Theres only 1 point in the criteria.
*slaps head*
Its 1..
Isn't it?
Theres only 1 point in the criteria.
Indeed, but having demonstrably failed to read the thread properly anyway if he'd been earlier he'd have been at least vaguely accurate, rather than patently incorrect.
Calm down... I was just offering an alternative solution.
An incorrect one, as confirmed by the OP, but I was perfectly calm and explaining how you wouldn't be completely wrong simply going off the OP.
At which point have I demonstrated any requirement to calm down?
Having trouble with that, as there isn't an infinite number of points on the earth.
There's an infinite number of points on just a one metre ruler.
Start counting with the two end points, then you've got the point at the 50cm mark half way between them, then the point at the 25cm mark half way between the 50cm and 0cm points, then the point at 12.5cm half way between 25 and 0, 6.25 half way between 12.5 and 0.
And you can keep finding points half way between your old points for ever (though they'll be at the 0.001mm and smaller value marks). So there must be a more than finite number of points as if you had say, 10000 points, you could find a new point halfway between any two adjacent points. Thus the number cannot be finite.
And obviously, there's a whole lot of one metre rulers on a one mile long line around the pole
*slaps head*
There's an infinite number of points on just a one metre ruler.
And obviously, there's a whole lot of one metre rulers on a one mile long line around the pole
No there isn't (sic).
Doesn't matter how many there are. If it is quantifiable it isn't infinite
I think it comes down to continuous vs discrete measurements.
Take a ruler and start at one end, now move halfway towards the other end. From this point now move half way towards the end of ruler from the new point.... If you repeat this you will never reach the end of the ruler no matter how many movements you make. You could therefore argue that there are an infinite number of points on the ruler.
its like saying that (1/2) + (1/4) + (1/8) + (1/16) + (1/32) + (1/64) + (1/128).......... etc = 1 at infinity.
In practice the number of points on a ruler is determined by the precision to which you can accurately measure the position on ruler. e.g. if you can measure to the nearest 1mm on a 30cm ruler there would effectively be 301 points on the ruler, if you could measure to the nearest 0.1mm there would be 3001. If you can meaure to a infinite precision there would be an infinite number of points (I think!)
A man who wants to goto the 25th floor of a building is frustrated that the lift stops on every floor along the way; No one gets in or out of the lift. Why?
Im pretty sure its to do with the man being short, and not able to reach the button.
Nope. That is a man who lives on the 50th floor who travels all the way down in the lift on the morning, but only half way up on the way back, unless it happens to be raining that day
I think it comes down to continuous vs discrete measurements.
Take a ruler and start at one end, now move halfway towards the other end. From this point now move half way towards the end of ruler from the new point.... If you repeat this you will never reach the end of the ruler no matter how many movements you make. You could therefore argue that there are an infinite number of points on the ruler.
its like saying that (1/2) + (1/4) + (1/8) + (1/16) + (1/32) + (1/64) + (1/128).......... etc = 1 at infinity.
In practice the number of points on a ruler is determined by the precision to which you can accurately measure the position on ruler. e.g. if you can measure to the nearest 1mm on a 30cm ruler there would effectively be 301 points on the ruler, if you could measure to the nearest 0.1mm there would be 3001. If you can meaure to a infinite precision there would be an infinite number of points (I think!)
i would assume that a point takes up space
Whilst i'm here.
A man who wants to goto the 25th floor of a building is frustrated that the lift stops on every floor along the way; No one gets in or out of the lift. Why?