Re: A pigeonhole principle problem

From: Robert Israel (israel_at_math.ubc.ca)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: 6 Dec 2004 07:48:10 GMT

In article <5aRsd.40909$Ch2.15646@bignews5.bellsouth.net>,
Michael Lockhart <ml1000@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>That's because 0 isn't positive.

This question has been discussed here before.
In English-speaking countries, 0 is not positive.
The convention is different in France and some other countries: 0 is considered
positive, and if you want to exclude it you have to say "strictly positive".

Robert Israel israel@math.ubc.ca
Department of Mathematics http://www.math.ubc.ca/~israel
University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada

Relevant Pages

  • Re: A pigeonhole principle problem
    ... > In English-speaking countries, 0 is not positive. ... > The convention is different in France and some other countries: ... So in France zero is considered to be greater than zero? ...
    (sci.math)
  • Re: The secrets of Armstrong
    ... be available in America. ... translation, or because English-speaking countries (U.S. ... Britain) have more effective slander laws than France. ...
    (rec.bicycles.tech)
  • Re: Latin descended through creolization
    ... or VIDVA depending whether you're transcribing a manuscript or an ... English-speaking countries. ... In Latin those texts by German publishers ... the convention is to use V ...
    (sci.lang)