Vocabulary Shell Game

[Steven G]

additionally, 0 would be considered an even number.

Vocabulary, vocabulary, vocabulary. In this problem, 0 is an even digit, not an even number.
I think that you should go to the corner for an odd number of minutes.

 

[Harry_the_cat]

Vocabulary, vocabulary, vocabulary. In this problem, 0 is an even digit, not an even number.
I think that you should go to the corner for an odd number of minutes.

Why can't 0 be called an even number?

 

[Steven G]

Why can't 0 be called an even number?

0 is an even number, no argument there. The problem however is talking about a 7 digit number. The numbers we are dealing with are digits.
For the record, if anyone other than SK called 0 a number I would not have complained.

 

[Otis]

The numbers we are dealing with are digits.

The numbers are digits? Let's see … the digits we are dealing with in that thread are digits … (Check) … The numbers we are dealing with have seven digits … (Check)

Accordingly, you were trying to point out that one ought not call numbers' digits numbers or numbers with digits digits because that might be confusing? But you just did.

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[Otis]

AB will be a mss matrix

Tsk, tsk. You mxsspoke, or did you mxsspell mrs or miss matrix?

PS: Now you have someone else to complain about.

[imath]\;[/imath] [imath]\;[/imath]

 

[Steven G]

Auto correct changed mxs to mss.
I won't complain about you as you are so nice.

 

[mmm4444bot]

I have edited Subhotosh's post, and he and I are now in the corner (me for administrative infringement) until the clock down here spans seven numbers. (Yes, that ol' clock is still broken -- the second hand is the only one that moves.)

Auto correct changed mxs to mss

Weird correction. I'll fix that, in about eight seconds…

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