Re: Why should -1 multiplied by -1 be plus 1 and not -1

From: >parr\(*> (gniKyruaL_at_tenretnitb.moc)
Date: 08/06/04 

Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 09:43:30 +0000 (UTC)

"Will Twentyman" <wtwentyman@read.my.sig> wrote in message
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| I've always preferred to explain this by example:

Still a good example. Given it was a first cut at the problem, I was
impressed. My first thought was, "Yes, this would have worked". But
as I worked through 'Gina's reply, I was reminded of her 'two wrongs'
response to one of my suggestions.

Thanks for your time spent preparing the presentation.

I'm calling it a day now this thread has exploded to near 60 posts.
Elsewhere in sci.logic, I sum up what I got out of it. 

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