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Jun 17, 2013 at 3:49pm
Script Coder wrote:
When is this conversation considered "one step too far"?

On page 6.
Jun 17, 2013 at 3:59pm
Then this must be two steps too far :)
So what is the conclusion: We know that 4 reference points are needed to ensure that we know the exact location of an object (in 3D). But where and how many places could it be if we only had two or three reference points?
Jun 17, 2013 at 4:08pm
For three points, only two possibilities, where one is the opposite of the other, unless the point is exactly on the same plane.
For two... Infinite, unless the point is exactly in the middle of those two points.
Jun 17, 2013 at 4:20pm
@EssGeEich I agree, but with two points, I know it is infinite, but the point has to be on the perimeter of some oddly shaped shape, right?
Jun 17, 2013 at 4:46pm
Yes. But as you may agree after some conclusions, there isn't just one kind of infinite.

Reason?

Think of two numbers, as simple as 1 and 2.

Which numbers are between them?
Infinite numbers.
1,
1.00000000000...(insert infinite symbol here)1
1.00000000000...(insert infinite symbol here)2
... and so on.
Jun 17, 2013 at 5:07pm
Isn't the one you are talking about, called an infinitesimal?

EDIT:
There are an infinite number of numbers between 1 and 2, but the numbers are infinitesimal.
There are also an infinite number of points on that perimeter.
The number in both cases is still infinity.
Last edited on Jun 17, 2013 at 5:11pm
Jun 17, 2013 at 5:45pm
I get the feeling you're trying to define what it means to have a set of real numbers between two boundaries.
Jun 17, 2013 at 5:52pm
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So basically there are an infinite amount of whole numbers and an infinite amount of numbers in between those numbers. Now can we let this die?
Jun 17, 2013 at 5:52pm
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So basically there are an infinite amount of whole numbers and an infinite amount of numbers in between those numbers. Now can we let this die?
Jun 17, 2013 at 5:58pm
I think everyone should start double posting to get their post count higher
Jun 17, 2013 at 5:58pm
I think everyone should start double posting to get their post count higher
Jun 17, 2013 at 6:18pm
I think not
Jun 17, 2013 at 6:18pm
mainstream ftw
Jun 17, 2013 at 6:31pm
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Lol I wasn't paying attention, sorry. (I can't delete it now. D;)
Jun 17, 2013 at 10:34pm
> but the point has to be on the perimeter of some oddly shaped shape, right?
a circumference
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