16 Feb
2022
16 Feb
'22
1:54 p.m.
Dave Horsfall <dave(a)horsfall.org> wrote:
On Wed, 16 Feb 2022, George Michaelson wrote:
I guess I'm not enough of a greybeard:
$ dc
99k2vp8opq
1.4142135623730950488016887242096980785696718753769480731766797379907\
32478462107038850387534327641572
1.3240474631771674622042627661154672512575174353366027242235650231664\
2753102603147144252257620301035270505416503
I recognize the first value as the square root of two. What is
the second value?
Thanks,
Arnold
I use BC as a daily driver like most people. I
never quite got DC, and
wondered at the duality of them. Very interesting to have the background
explained.
You know you're a greybeard if you can remember why the DC sequence
"99k2vp8opq" was so popular...
-- Dave