From lojban+bncCPvx9fDvFBC9i7XtBBoEMiV2nQ@googlegroups.com Tue Apr 19 01:20:29 2011 Received: from mail-yx0-f189.google.com ([209.85.213.189]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1QC6Ab-0004ma-GR; Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:20:28 -0700 Received: by yxd5 with SMTP id 5sf10738775yxd.16 for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:20:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version :in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :x-original-sender:x-original-authentication-results:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post :list-help:list-archive:sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=esEEhtxRx5Hkqqd5QuUT/bYCI1JkFzWtV5SkK5MEh88=; b=TYbZKT5H6BPu1j7dfueYsixCDHhrBwNzg3LaiO0vSQSC6luhcuq1JWqKtBAtkYmwf8 03ECdKPnsJueNoFpjpYsJZKKEKUtUs1NX8tzR6VyR/WLC7hJmYYrOeEvkeSCf0GR6NuG ZhYund5CZE6Lbto1FFXj50GFv0Sg7/K8MG9KU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list :list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender :list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=NC2vuE1RAbn+OEeOcrBWRvZPG7+ul6wDDGjSc7FqIGuuOFFs3dzkyTTWSBn5NRkDSQ CavDn2/oah1g9hWBpCvx6vTunVcsYO6bVIxDqf2CEEO7Qs8efchFSIsrg+0+Z9QnI5id WNI0zUTPoNvXlKIDyGPqjC0NCujUSW4Pvqr4A= Received: by 10.101.198.24 with SMTP id a24mr574434anq.23.1303201213339; Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:20:13 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.100.50.34 with SMTP id x34ls50988anx.4.gmail; Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:20:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.101.56.4 with SMTP id i4mr521935ank.21.1303201212286; Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:20:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.101.56.4 with SMTP id i4mr521934ank.21.1303201212270; Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:20:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-yw0-f54.google.com (mail-yw0-f54.google.com [209.85.213.54]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id f10si1968340anh.2.2011.04.19.01.20.12 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:20:12 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of jimr1603@gmail.com designates 209.85.213.54 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.213.54; Received: by ywf7 with SMTP id 7so1534606ywf.27 for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:20:12 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.151.87.2 with SMTP id p2mr2241485ybl.99.1303201212071; Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:20:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.146.4.7 with HTTP; Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:20:11 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <201104182202.57948.phma@phma.optus.nu> Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:20:11 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban] Mathematical epsilon From: james riley To: lojban@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: jimr1603@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of jimr1603@gmail.com designates 209.85.213.54 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=jimr1603@gmail.com; dkim=pass (test mode) header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 1004133512417 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Strictly speaking, in epsilon-delta analysis, epsilon and delta are any positive real. We only get interested in them as they get small. :) Cmacis 2011/4/19 Jonathan Jones : > On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Pierre Abbat wrote: >> >> On Monday 18 April 2011 20:09:21 Ian Johnson wrote: >> > For the latter, what's wrong with just using {.ebu} or something, minu= s >> > the >> > irritating conflict between this name and Euler's constant? >> >> Euler's constant is called {te'o}. No conflict. >> >> Pierre >> >> -- >> I believe in Yellow when I'm in Sweden and in Black when I'm in Wales. > > It does conflict with the variable "e", however. There's {ge'o.ebu}, whic= h > /is/ "=CE=B5". > > -- > mu'o mi'e .aionys. > > .i.a'o.e'e ko cmima le bende pe lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu= do > zo'o > (Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D ) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "lojban" group. > To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=3Den. > --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= lojban" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegrou= ps.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban= ?hl=3Den.