I raised this point in a Physics Today letter to the editor (1980s) and was met with unanimous defense of this usage of “finite”. -Veit
On Sep 3, 2016, at 9:45 PM, James Propp <jamespropp@gmail.com> wrote:
Are you using "finite" to mean "nonzero", Bill?
I have always disparaged this usage, but maybe I should reconsider my prejudice. What do you all think about this?
Jim Propp
On Saturday, September 3, 2016, Bill Gosper <billgosper@gmail.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','billgosper@gmail.com');>> wrote:
Despite my distaste for decimal digits, I noticed ... Is the asymptotic density finite? --rwg _______________________________________________ math-fun mailing list math-fun@mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/math-fun
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