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But BoP are the ferns perfect down to the very last decimal point. I dont think so. THe odds a re phenomenal.
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Interesting site, BoP.
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Another example, consider an egg hatching. If nature were mathematically perfect, all the eggs that have ever hatched and ever would hatch should have the same shape after hatching (i.e. the same parts broken, the same ridges, etc...) which, of course, is not the case. |
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Yeeess, certainly is an interesting site.
*BoP makes a note to read links more thoroughly before posting. ![]() Still, had the pertinent information that I needed at the time. ![]() Better linky-pooh here.
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Thanks for the linky-poohs, BoP. I feel oddly enlightened ![]()
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Beren- Chaos theroy is a form of mathematics saying that you cant predict things. It instead shows all different possibilities and while sometimes we think something may be 50 50 chaos theroy shows us that actually a coin flip is not 50/50 it is actually I think 50.05/50 for heads because its slightly weightier. Thats chaos theroy. nothing is perfect and therefore nothing can truly be predicted because there are an infinite amount of variables.
and Jonathon we are discussing down to the last atometre so in fact it is not irrevelant.
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I think it would have great importance to a line (cause you need to make sure that it never vears off to the left or rigth and especially for a circle because you need to make sure every degree, angle, curve, and all that whatnot are the same.
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Today, not "every known phenomenon can ultimately be expressed in numbers", but as maths develop they may be able to express better the natural phenomena. Nature follows its laws, we try and model our thought to understand them. But our thought is only a representation of the world, not the world itself. World is first.
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Thanks Fat Middle. Every time you post here you sum up what I have been trying to say very nicely. Thanks
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Unless of course you wish to use numbers like this: "what do you think he'll choose to do with his free will? 1 - he'll walk; 2 - he'll run; 3 - he'll take the bus; 4 - other" ![]() I must say that every time I read the title of this thread, I just bust out laughing! I get this mental picture of a gigantic banner with "TONITE'S TOP MATCH - Nature Vs. Maths!" and these two wrestlers in an area, and if Maths wins, Nature implodes, and if Nature wins, Maths turns into complete and utter nonsense! (you may now return to your regularly scheduled discussion)
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![]() EDIT - shouldn't it be 50.05/49.95? Beren - a bell-shaped curve is a very common distribution of a set of numbers that you get from measuring natural events, so called because the graph looks like -- a bell ![]() FM - I agree with you ![]()
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Doesn't that rather depend on what country the 50 cent coin comes from..... *squints suspiciously*
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