Sujet : Re: WM and end segments...
De : chris.m.thomasson.1 (at) *nospam* gmail.com (Chris M. Thomasson)
Groupes : sci.mathDate : 23. Jul 2024, 22:21:35
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On 7/23/2024 1:56 PM, Moebius wrote:
Am 23.07.2024 um 22:28 schrieb Chris M. Thomasson:
On 7/23/2024 1:17 PM, Moebius wrote:
Am 23.07.2024 um 21:57 schrieb Chris M. Thomasson:
On 7/23/2024 9:49 AM, WM wrote:
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"LLLLLLLL....." is a finite expression,
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WM is right here.
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"LLLLLLLL....." is an infinite expression, indeed....
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Nope.
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Hint: print(len("LLLLLLLL....."))
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But by convention (we think -except WM that is- that) "LLLLLLLL....." DENOTES (refers to) an infinite sequence of "L"s. :-P
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Well, I was thinking of an endless sequence of L's
Yes, *I JUST SAID THAT*!
not a literal string.
Sure, but THE EXPRESSION (above) is a STRING-LITERAL, isn't it?
A programmer really should know that! ;-P
Of course. No problem with that. I have been programming for many decades. ".(9)" is a string literal as well, but it can be parsed into a representation of .999..., or one in base 10.
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