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Topic: An Interesting Point
Replies: 16   Last Post: Nov 7, 2012 11:14 AM

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Robert Hansen

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Re: An Interesting Point
Posted: Nov 5, 2012 5:28 PM
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I was just trying to gain some insight on how to classify all of that. When you have to "bold" the 5, then you are distinguishing it from the number 5. You don't have to do that with flavors because you can always uplift the 5 to the superset above it.

Bob Hansen



On Nov 5, 2012, at 4:54 PM, "Dave L. Renfro" <renfr1dl@cmich.edu> wrote:

> Robert Hansen wrote:
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> http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=7918227
>
>> Is this number or syntax?
>
> I don't understand your question as it relates to
> what I posted.
>
> Dave L. Renfro

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