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#594492 - 05/08/13 07:52 AM Why is "X" the unknown?
MrB I invented modding! Registered: 08/28/03 Posts: 8277 Loc: SE Kansas	This is interesting. Well to me anyway. In math why do we solve for "X" in so many equations? Good reasons for it . It has to do with languages . http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/5/8/4311486/how-x-became-the-unknown-symbol Dave _________________________ There are 10 kinds of people. Those that understand binary and those that don't.
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#594525 - 05/08/13 07:43 PM Re: Why is "X" the unknown? [Re: MrB]
Celandine Registered: 01/18/04 Posts: 15340 Loc: SopranoLand	That's so kewl! I LOVE collecting little bits and odds & ends. I LOVE(d) TED TALKS until my outdated 2002 G4 could no longer access them. Now I play catch up watching the talks wherever I can find them. _________________________ . "...or am I a butterfly dreaming she's a woman?"
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#594533 - 05/08/13 11:07 PM Re: Why is "X" the unknown? [Re: Celandine]
lanovami This space for rent Registered: 05/02/05 Posts: 7298 Loc: 東京都	I thought you were just going to ask it as a hypothetical question and leave it at that. But there was actually an answer. Fascinating. I usually would rather read something, but I quite enjoyed this TED video. _________________________ We are what we repeatedly do - Aristotle
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#594556 - 05/09/13 09:43 AM Re: Why is "X" the unknown? [Re: MrB]
Leslie Proud MacBabe. Happy everything to everybody. Registered: 05/06/05 Posts: 3603 Loc: B.C. Canada	Good one Dave. Enjoyed it.
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#594566 - 05/09/13 01:06 PM Re: Why is "X" the unknown? [Re: lanovami]
MrB I invented modding! Registered: 08/28/03 Posts: 8277 Loc: SE Kansas	It was interesting, wasn't it. I never knew that. The derivation of words and phases intrigues me. I used to complain about folks writing "Christmas " as. "Xmas" until I read that "X" was used as the word "Christ" by early folks Dave _________________________ There are 10 kinds of people. Those that understand binary and those that don't.
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#594573 - 05/09/13 04:03 PM Re: Why is "X" the unknown? [Re: MrB]
lanovami This space for rent Registered: 05/02/05 Posts: 7298 Loc: 東京都	"I used to complain about folks writing "Christmas " as. "Xmas" until I read that "X" was used as the word "Christ" by early folks" A very Christian friend of mine back in the day used to complain about that. It was actually a Japanese Christian friend that explained to me the significance. _________________________ We are what we repeatedly do - Aristotle
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#594574 - 05/09/13 04:13 PM Re: Why is "X" the unknown? [Re: MrB]
Reboot Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 13674 Loc: Columbus OH	I love math, that's interesting. Probably why I love electronics, it's all math and logic. In High School I did great at Math and Sciences for not even applying myself. In English, Grammar etc, I struggled to pull C and D. Post HS education was all A's, electronics and computers. I actually studied then. Didn't know that about Xmas, it used to bug me too when I thought people were abbreviating it. _________________________ AppleCentral Trivia MM-MCF Trivia Call the Doctor
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