On Sat, 10 May 2008, AngleWyrm wrote:
> "Virgil" <Virgil@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> > "AngleWyrm" <anglewyrm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >> Are you saying that polynomial numbers cannot have units of measure?
> > The coefficients can, provided they all have the same unit.
>
> I have been thinking about this for a while, and now I must say I'm
sorry
> but I have to disagree with the notion that numbers are something other
than
> a way of measuring/counting stuff.
>
It's an abstraction of counting.
> Mankind can quantify {one, a couple, a few, many}. Numbers are a
> refinement of quantity, and nothing else. I can have 5 grapes, 5 pounds
> of grapes, 5 dollars worth of grapes, grapes that reflect light in the
> 5nm frequency band, or grapes decending through a liquid at a rate of
> 5m/s^2.
>
In one precent you could have 98% assurance of
50,000 votes for Hillary and
500,000 votes for Barack Obama
within a margin of error of 500 votes.
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