It may be possible to construct a finite Galois field in which that is
true.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_field
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-----Original Message-----
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Schuh, Richard
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:18 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: DASD cylinders
Interesting problem - a system in which 4 > 7. Surely there is a
parallel universe somewhere ...
Regards,
Richard Schuh
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From: The IBM z/VM Operating System
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Thornton
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 1:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: DASD cylinders
On Mar 6, 2007, at 3:35 PM, RPN01 wrote:
New math.
I'll give you a dollar if you can show me a base in which 54 is
more than two and a half times as big as 27.
Adam
