Re: Basic set question

From: Hanford Carr <"handycarr<nospam>"@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:33:59 -0400

Dave Seaman wrote:
>
> On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:03:04 -0400, Hanford Carr wrote:
> > agapito6314@xxxxxxx wrote:
> ... snip
> > A has two 1's in it. IMHO A is a list not a set.
>
> It's stated right up front that A is a set.
>
> --
> Dave Seaman
> Judge Yohn's mistakes revealed in Mumia Abu-Jamal ruling.
> <http://www.commoncouragepress.com/index.cfm?action=book&bookid=228>

Abe Lincoln once asked his cabinet-- If I call this cow's tail a leg how
many legs does this cow have? They answered 5 legs. Abe said no it
doesn't matter what you call the tail it still has four legs.

Cheers Hanford.
.

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