Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers

From	Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers
Date	2014-12-30 22:03 +0000
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID	<20141230135846.997@kylheku.com> (permalink)
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On 2014-12-30, Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, December 30, 2014 9:15:44 PM UTC, Kaz Kylheku wrote:
>> 
>> How so? Equality is a symmetric property. (foo == bar) means exactly
>> the same thing as (bar == foo).
>>
> Not in natural language. "If the gradient of the line equals zero" can't
> be replaced by "*if zero equals the gradient of the line".

Both are correct grammar and semantically equivalent. The second one
fails to be euphonic, which is just an esthetic judgment.

There is nothing wrong with a constant like "zero" being on the left of
"equals", because that is in fact necessary for sentences like:
"zero equals zero".

Lack of euphony in speaking won't raise an eyebrow among the kinds of
dweebs that discuss gradients of lines. Awkward speech goes hand in hand
with awkward behavior.

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solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Dexterr <dejangru@gmail.com> - 2014-12-24 05:52 -0800
  Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Dexterr <dejangru@gmail.com> - 2014-12-24 05:55 -0800
    Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-24 06:41 -0800
      Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-12-24 20:16 +0000
        Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-24 12:39 -0800
          Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2014-12-24 21:22 +0000
            Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-12-24 22:33 +0000
              Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2014-12-25 00:54 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-24 18:38 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Vincenzo Mercuri <nomail@yahoo.it> - 2014-12-25 12:07 +0100
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-12-26 22:05 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-26 22:33 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-12-27 22:08 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-27 23:28 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-29 18:34 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2014-12-30 19:23 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-26 15:43 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2014-12-26 15:59 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Vincenzo Mercuri <nomail@yahoo.it> - 2014-12-27 14:45 +0100
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-12-27 21:55 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-27 14:07 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Vincenzo Mercuri <nomail@yahoo.it> - 2014-12-27 23:44 +0100
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-27 15:49 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2014-12-27 21:52 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Vincenzo Mercuri <nomail@yahoo.it> - 2014-12-28 15:54 +0100
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-12-28 00:03 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2014-12-26 17:13 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-12-27 10:23 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-27 13:03 -0600
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2014-12-27 12:24 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2014-12-27 12:23 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-27 13:31 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2014-12-27 18:42 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2014-12-27 22:07 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2014-12-30 19:26 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-12-30 20:01 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-30 12:18 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-12-30 21:15 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-30 13:49 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-12-30 22:03 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-12-30 23:57 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-30 22:35 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Dr Nick <nospam-4@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2014-12-31 12:24 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-12-31 17:08 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Dr Nick <nospam-4@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2014-12-31 17:37 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-12-30 20:09 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-30 12:24 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-12-30 21:28 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-30 13:53 -0800
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2015-01-04 02:22 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Xavier Roche <xroche@free.fr.NOSPAM.invalid> - 2014-12-31 13:32 +0100
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-27 01:37 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2014-12-27 12:19 +0000
                Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2014-12-27 14:39 +0000
          Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-12-24 22:29 +0000
    Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-24 15:05 +0000
  Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2014-12-24 16:55 +0000
    iso646.h Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2014-12-25 18:26 +0100
      Re: iso646.h Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-12-25 18:31 -0800
        Re: iso646.h Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2014-12-26 18:23 +0100
      Re: iso646.h Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2014-12-25 21:31 -0800
        Re: iso646.h fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-26 09:42 -0800
  Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2014-12-24 09:06 -0800
  Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2014-12-24 16:59 +0000
  Re: solution allocation of memory and composite numbers BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-24 17:26 +0000
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