Rob Speer on 17 Nov 2002 06:08:02 -0000


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Re: [spoon-discuss] a different society fix


On Sat, Nov 16, 2002 at 11:59:59PM -0500, Wonko wrote:
> Some would call zero a positive number. I'd want Rob's opinion on that - e's
> a math nerd, isn't e?

I'd call it a _natural_ number (some people even disagree on this part).
But there's nothing ambiguous about "positive", which requires that the
number is greater than zero.

Glad I could help.
--
Rob Speer

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