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To: longshadow
Day 3:

Draw your ‘one’ wonder object and then tell me why it is a circle, square, triangle, polygon, etc… If there was no shape other than the perimeter line or a point they are not objects other than a line or point. There is no squareness, roundness or triangleness.

You know that in a geometric sense, they still need an equation or they are nothing. Even if they are a line or point there must be an equation or else… what is it – just a line or a point? Are you just going to say, “well it was a square or it’s gonna’ be a circle.” If they have different equations, are they the same - equal to?

But what an interesting degenerative argument you have… everything is everything. Well, I guess that is true, we are all made of basic elements. You are you and a tree is a tree though – not the same. Are you saying you are the same because you are made of the same elements?

Elements = lines, points, (molecules)
Equation = shape, (genes, intrinsic properties)

891 posted on 05/24/2002 5:45:38 AM PDT by Heartlander
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To: Heartlander
Radius of a square place marker
892 posted on 05/24/2002 7:10:41 AM PDT by Heartlander
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To: Heartlander
Draw your ‘one’ wonder object and then tell me why it is a circle, square, triangle, polygon, etc…

No need to draw anything (besides, in Math, drawings aren't proof.)

I've already pointed out that my degenerate square/circle satisfies the definitions previously provided. That's why it's a square,.... and a circle.

The disproof of my assertion would be to show how my degenerate square/circle violates the definitions. But there's no way to do it, because the definitions do NOT prohibit zero-length sides/radii.

931 posted on 05/24/2002 4:43:51 PM PDT by longshadow
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