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Re: What is the average number of errors per 100 pages of a math book?
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Dec 9, 2012 10:50 AM
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Arturo Magidin wrote:
> On Saturday, December 8, 2012 7:18:03 AM UTC-6, Victor Porton wrote:
>> Tonicopm@yahoo.com wrote:
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>> > On Friday, December 7, 2012 8:47:11 PM UTC+2, Victor Porton wrote:
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>> >> What is the average number of errors per 100 pages of a math book?
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>> > Besides agreeing compeltely with Arturo's comment, the question here
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>> > could be: why are you interested? Are you trying to find out whether
>> > you
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>> > make the cut or what?
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>> I try to estimate whether my draft book is good in this respect compared
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>> with other authors.
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> It's a very ignorant question, and shows again that you have a completely
> skewed and incorrect view of the subject (despite believing that you have
> made substantial contributions that will garner you great prizes and
> unending praise).
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> A single error in hundreds of pages can doom the entire endeavor. Or a
It would be true for a book dedicated to a single theorem with long proof.
It's not the case for my book.
> paper may be riddled with minor errors and yet be extremely valuable
> nonetheless.
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> You are asking the wrong questions, concentrating on the wrong things, and
> completely misjudging what is important and what is not important. This
> does not provide a lot of confidence in your overall endeavor.
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Victor Porton - http://www.mathematics21.org
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