1. [OFFTOPIC] Re: Challenge for EUPHORIA Programmers

Kat,

Well, I would think that it's still called Fermat's Last Theorem because it
was the last theorem Fermat proposed?  :)

Dan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kat" <gertie at PELL.NET>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: Re: Challenge for EUPHORIA Programmers


>
> On 15 Sep 2001, at 8:07, r.schr at t-online.de wrote:
>
> >
> > David Cuny wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Kat wrote:
> > >
> > > > But Wiles was disproven after the NOVA show aired.
> > >
> > > Was he? From the show, I got the impression that there was an error in
his
> > > proof, but he was able to 'repair' it after about a year.
> > >
> > > -- David Cuny
> > >
> >
> > Yes, that's true, David is right. Fermat's Last Theorem is proven.
>
> Then why is it still called a theorem?
>
> Kat
>
>
>

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2. Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: Challenge for EUPHORIA Programmers

On 15 Sep 2001, at 6:13, Dan Moyer wrote:

> 
> Kat,
> 
> Well, I would think that it's still called Fermat's Last Theorem because it
> was
> the last theorem Fermat proposed?  :)

lol
Thanks for the kind replies to the obvious, guys. smile

Kat

 
> Dan
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kat" <gertie at PELL.NET>
> To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 4:03 AM
> Subject: Re: Challenge for EUPHORIA Programmers
> 
> 
> > On 15 Sep 2001, at 8:07, r.schr at t-online.de wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > David Cuny wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Kat wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > But Wiles was disproven after the NOVA show aired.
> > > >
> > > > Was he? From the show, I got the impression that there was an error in
> his
> > > > proof, but he was able to 'repair' it after about a year.
> > > >
> > > > -- David Cuny
> > > >
> > >
> > > Yes, that's true, David is right. Fermat's Last Theorem is proven.
> >
> > Then why is it still called a theorem?
> >
> > Kat
> >
> >
> 
>

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3. Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: Challenge for EUPHORIA Programmers

Dan Moyer wrote:

> Well, I would think that it's still called Fermat's Last 
> Theorem because it was the last theorem Fermat proposed?

No, actually it's the last one to be solved.

-- David Cuny

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4. Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: Challenge for EUPHORIA Programmers

Thanks David, that *is* a valid difference!  :)

Dan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Cuny" 
> 
> Dan Moyer wrote:
> 
> > Well, I would think that it's still called Fermat's Last 
> > Theorem because it was the last theorem Fermat proposed?
> 
> No, actually it's the last one to be solved.
> 
> -- David Cuny

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