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Re: Working with constansts
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Nikolaj Schumacher |
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Re: Working with constansts |
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Tue, 12 May 2009 12:34:35 +0200 |
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> For example we call PI a constant. But PI is the ration between a
> circle circumference and its diameter, and this ratio depends on the
> curvature of the universe, so PI is not really a constant: in our
> universe it depends on the altitude, or the distance to the sun, (on
> the gravity in general).
Certainly PI is a real constant. It is not defined by relative
physical properties, but my mathematics. (In the physical universe,
there is no such thing as a circle.[1])
Yes, when physicists use the word "constant", it's actually an
assumption or average measurement. But code is mathematics, not physics.
regards,
Nikolaj Schumacher
[1]: probably
- Working with constansts, Decebal, 2009/05/10
- RE: Working with constansts, Drew Adams, 2009/05/10
- Re: Working with constansts, Pascal J. Bourguignon, 2009/05/10
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- Re: Working with constansts, Pascal J. Bourguignon, 2009/05/10
- Re: Working with constansts, Richard Riley, 2009/05/10
- Re: Working with constansts, Pascal J. Bourguignon, 2009/05/11
- Re: Working with constansts, Nikolaj Schumacher, 2009/05/12
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- Re: Working with constansts, Pascal J. Bourguignon, 2009/05/12
- Re: Working with constansts, Nikolaj Schumacher, 2009/05/18
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- Re: Working with constansts, Pascal J. Bourguignon, 2009/05/18