>>>The only problem with that is that I've written it four times already and lost it (the .prg and the table) four times.
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>>>Maybe fifth time I'll do something with it, like a permanent backup.
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>>Someone asked here what the "practical" value of these algorithms were. It seemed like a somewhat churlish question, to me.
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>>When one stumbles upon something intriguing in the more theoretical side of math, it makes the walk worthwhile in itself. And, you never know...
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>Specially with maths, you never know. Today's game may become tomorrow's fundamental postulate in a totally unrelated area, as it happened many times.
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>And I'm still a mathematician, if not by knowledge (I'm definitely obsolete), then by way of thinking.

It's amazing that whole areas of math have opened up since I was in college (well, considering how long ago that was, maybe it's not quite so amazing.)

The area of chaos theory and fractal geometry were hinted at earlier, but have really come into bloom in the last quarter century.

Jay