what is the significance of this

[Prem Mallappa]

Hello

can anybody please tell me what is the significance of

0;
1;

or something like

100;

thanks

[Allan Bruce]

"Prem Mallappa" <pr***********@gmx.de> wrote in message
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Hello

can anybody please tell me what is the significance of

0;
1;

or something like

100;

thanks

Must be a common homeworks assessment today ;-)

[ArWeGod]

"Prem Mallappa" <pr***********@gmx.de> wrote in message
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can anybody please tell me what is the significance of
0;
1;
100;
thanks

1. 0
2. 1
3. 100

Numbers. Not assigned, not used, just numbers.

What is the significance of 38,000,000?
The amount I could have won in the lottery.

--
ArWeGod

p.s. "Help me out here, and buy a ticket..!"

[Thomas Matthews]

Prem Mallappa wrote:

Hello

can anybody please tell me what is the significance of

0;
1;

or something like

100;

thanks

You would have better answers if you posted to a math
newsgroup.

Zero (0) is the almighty nothing. It is significant
because you can't divide by it (or if you did, the
result would go on forever). Another significance
is that you can multiply any number by zero and get
the same result: 0. Zero is significant enough
that many processors have a "jump on zero"
instruction. There is even a song about zero,
I suggest you search for "Schoolhouse Rock" and
"My Hero Zero". This leads to the fact that
zero is a place holder allowing numbers greater
than 9. Zero is also used to represent FALSE.

One (1) is very solitaire. It is lonely. When
added to another integer, it produces the next
one in a sequence. When you multiply by one,
you get your original number back. It can also
be used to represent TRUE.

As for 100, there must be at least a hundred
reasons as to why it is significant.

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[Kevin Easton]

Thomas Matthews <Th**********************@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
[...]

Zero (0) is the almighty nothing. It is significant
because you can't divide by it (or if you did, the
result would go on forever). Another significance
is that you can multiply any number by zero and get
the same result: 0. Zero is significant enough
that many processors have a "jump on zero"
instruction. There is even a song about zero,
I suggest you search for "Schoolhouse Rock" and
"My Hero Zero".

Or alternatively, "Zero" by the Smashing Pumpkins...

- Kevin.