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On 12/12/2011 5:59 AM, Jussi Piitulainen wrote:


> Past experience in mathematics newsgroups tells me
> that some mathematicians do not accept the existence of any remainder
> operator at all.

Even though they carry hour/minute/second remindering devices on their 
bodies and put year/month/day remaindering devices on their wall? 
'Twould be strange indeed!

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy