Re: Bug/Gross InEfficiency in HeathField's fgetline program

On Nov 5, 1:53 pm, jacob navia <ja...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
William Hughes wrote:
On Nov 5, 9:26 am, Richard <rgr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Chris Dollin <chris.dol...@xxxxxx> writes:
Richard Heathfield wrote:
Richard Bos said:
<snip>
The fundamental theorem, which has not even
been proved (though there is a great deal of circumstantial evidence for
it, and none against)
Oh my dear chap, you're beginning to make a bit of a habit of being wrong,
aren't you? If it's a theorem, it *has* been proved. If it has not been
proved, it is not a theorem.
What a load of rubbish.

Fermat's last theorem wasn't "proven" until 1994.

And as eveyone an his dog is fond of pointing out
"Fermat's last theorem" was not actually a theorem until
after Wiles' proof.

How many legs does a horse have if you call a tail
a leg? Four, calling a tail a leg does not make a tail
a leg.

- William Hughes

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/theorem

the·o·rem / i r m, r m/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled
Pronunciation[thee-er-uhm, theer-uhm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA
Pronunciation
-noun
1. Mathematics. a theoretical proposition, statement, or formula
embodying something to be proved from other propositions or formulas.
2. a rule or law, esp. one expressed by an equation or formula.
3. Logic. a proposition that can be deduced from the premises or
assumptions of a system.
4. an idea, belief, method, or statement generally accepted as true or
worthwhile without proof.
[Origin: 1545-55; < LL the réma < Gk theréma spectacle, hence, subject
for contemplation, thesis (to be proved), equiv. to the ré-, var. s. of
the re n to view + -ma n. suffix]

Can you read?
"something to be proved from other propositions or formulas" (1)

Wikipedia says:
"... On the other hand, a deep theorem may be simply stated, but its
proof may involve surprising and subtle connections between disparate
areas of mathematics. Fermat's last theorem is a particularly well-known
example of such a theorem"

Of course Wikipedia is nothing... but the evil empire
says:http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_701614117/Theorem.html
<quote>
Theorem, proposition or formula in mathematics or logic that is provable
from a set of postulates and basic assumptions
<end quote>

But OF COURSE in c.l.c the ONLY opinion that counts is the opinion
of Heathfield even if he says nonsense or make affirmations
without any proof like above.

There are MANY meanings to the word "theorem" and in many it
is something to be PROVED.

There is one interesting (proven) theorem: Goedel proved that there are
an infinite number of theorems that are neither true or false, i.e.
they can never be proved in a given system of axioms.

Then those theorems are... well "UNPROVEN" theorems. PERIOD.

Actually, I agree with Jacob here. Here is a mathematical definition
of theorem, and I think it agrees with the general sense:
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Theorem.html

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