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#376 2012-02-18 00:23:01
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Re: Limits!
How about playing with some numbers?
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#377 2012-02-18 00:23:59
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well i know that Gamma(1/2) is sqrt(pi) but i don't know how that would help. 
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#378 2012-02-18 00:25:51
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Try good ole substitution.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#379 2012-02-18 00:28:38
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substitution with what? Gamma(n+1)?
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#380 2012-02-18 00:30:12
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How about using one of the most advanced techniques ever discovered. Totally unknown to modern mathematicians.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#381 2012-02-18 00:31:29
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and that is???
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#382 2012-02-18 00:38:01
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Try plugging in some numbers!
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#383 2012-02-18 00:50:38
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it looks like it's going towards 1! 
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#384 2012-02-18 00:52:49
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Yes! A fantastic answer. Brilliant in every sense of the word. I love it. It is the same answer I got so long ago!
Unfortunately it is wrong.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#385 2012-02-18 00:55:53
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why is it wrong?
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#386 2012-02-18 00:56:38
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I bet you plugged in nothing but even numbers. Try an odd number...
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#387 2012-02-18 00:59:33
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-1!!! so it's indeterminate???
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#388 2012-02-18 01:00:16
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The limit does not exist because we do not know what the parity of infinity is.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#389 2012-02-18 01:01:14
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that's what i meant.
but is there a way to prove it other than just trying out numbers?
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#390 2012-02-18 01:07:35
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Not one I know of.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#391 2012-02-18 01:13:38
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well i think that if we prove that Gamma(1/2-n) has different signs when the parity of n changes,the non-existence is just a consequence.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#392 2012-02-18 01:20:14
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That oscillates but...
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#393 2012-02-18 01:22:04
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but what?
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#394 2012-02-18 01:24:08
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I thought there was another term involving the Gamma function that you left out.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#395 2012-02-18 01:25:09
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well there is,but it is always positive.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#396 2012-02-18 01:26:10
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You will need to prove that too.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#397 2012-02-18 01:29:41
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yeah,you're right.but if we can prove that,than the limit won't exist.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#398 2012-02-18 01:31:14
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There is one demonstration shown to me where the problem is reduced to
I do not remember how that was done.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#399 2012-02-18 01:33:38
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too bad. 
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#400 2012-02-18 01:37:22
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I did not like his proof anyway.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.