Why should I switch to Python? - Infinity of Primes
Moshe Zadka
moshez at math.huji.ac.il
Wed Apr 5 02:57:53 EDT 2000
On Tue, 4 Apr 2000, Gordon McMillan wrote:
> Oh, come on. There are at least 3 well known constructive
> proofs that all odd numbers are prime:
>
> The mathematician's:
> 3 is prime,
> 5 is prime,
> 7 is prime
> as so on, by induction.
>
> The physicist's:
> 3 is prime,
> 5 is prime,
> 7 is prime,
> 9 is prime <experimental error>
> 11 is prime...
>
> The computer scientist's:
> 3 is prime,
> 3 is prime,
> 3 is prime ....
the biologist's:
3 is prime,
5 is prime,
7 is prime,
9 is prime,
11 is prime,
--
Moshe Zadka <mzadka at geocities.com>.
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