From: Nemo Nusquam <cym224@gmail.com>
To: coff@minnie.tuhs.org
Subject: Re: [COFF] [TUHS -> COFF] Photos of University Computer Labs - now off topic
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 14:14:25 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <0a0c1120-c7d6-bf9a-4416-74a719e17c18@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20211223160011.GS24180@mcvoy.com>
On 2021-12-23 11:00, Larry McVoy wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 03:29:18PM +0000, Dr Iain Maoileoin wrote:
>>> Probably boomer doing math wrong.
>> I might get flamed for this comment, but is a number divided by a number not
>> arithmetic.?? I cant see any maths in there.
> That's just a language thing, lots of people in the US call arithmetic
> math. I'm 100% positive that that is not just me.
Classes in elementary grades are called "math classes" (but then there
is Serre's book).
N.
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