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phil01

phil01

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Feb 4, 2017
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Mines is....
Cogs....No it's gears or sprockets.

When people say numbers eg..
0800 591 460
It's a Zero as that is a number, it's not an O because that's a letter.
 
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Zlatan

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Nov 26, 2016
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Zero isn't a number either. Its the null set, nothing, a place value holder...being pedantic of course.
Oh, and it should be " mine is".
Mines are underground workings,tunnels etc..

My pet hate ...I don't like pedants.
 
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grldtnr

grldtnr

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Zlatan said:
Zero isn't a number either. Its the null set, nothing, a place value holder...being pedantic of course.
Oh, and it should be " mine is".
Mines are underground workings,tunnels etc..

My pet hate ...I don't like pedants.
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Not sure if I should write '0' or 'Oh!' to that one?
 
anotherkiwi

anotherkiwi

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Zlatan said:
Fair point. Its debatable.
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That would be "It is debatable" or "It's debatable".

And for the OP: I don't hate pets, but I am not a huge fan either.
 
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Zlatan

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"In Science, we do things a bit differently. The burden of proof falls upon the proponent to define the word number and to justify
that zero falls within this category. It is the mathematicians who have to justify that zero is a number before making it a law by
decree and not the other way around. If zero is not a number there is no reason for the mathematicians to insist on this
ludicrous proposal so late in the history of Man. The burden falls on the mathematicians to define the word number
unambiguously. Then we will know for sure whether zero is a number or not. The symbol zero will either fit the description
or not. Until the mathematicians can do this there is no reason to regard zero as a number."

Don't believe everything on Wiki...

If it were a number you could divide by it. You cant.It isn't.
 
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flecc

flecc

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phil01 said:
When people say numbers eg..
0800 591 460
It's a Zero as that is a number, it's not an O because that's a letter.
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Instead of O or zero, let's just say it's nought. :)

My pet hates? How long have you got?
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Although zero might not be a number on its own, Four zero (40) is a number, and so is one zero eight (108), so we can amend the statement in OP, to "It's a Zero as that is a part of number, it's not an O because that's a letter."
Now we can go back to hating those guys - ugh!

My pet hates:
  • People that eat their food without shutting their mouth after food is inserted.
  • Selfish people.
  • Bullies
  • People at the Supermarket checkout, who don't get their money/coupons ready before they get to the point where they have to pay. They always look like it's a surprise that they have to pay.
  • Energy saving light-bulbs. They were invented by the devil to cast us all into darkness.
  • The smell and taste of liver. It brings a violent physical reaction to my guts every time. Nothing worse than going out for a meal with friends, when one of them decides on the liver. I literally have to sit the other side of the restaurant
  • Fleas. Occasionally, my cats get them. If you get bitten, it's going to itch for a week - longer if you scratch it. Why did god invent fleas and mosquitoes?
 
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