N+/-(a number)
09-04-18, 09:45 AM
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N+/-(a number)
Please pardon my ignorance but what does N+/- (a number) mean? I've wracked my pea-brain trying to figure it out.
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09-04-18, 09:58 AM
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N = the number of bikes currently in your stable
+x = adding to the stable by x number of bikes
-x = subtracting from the stable by x number of bikes
The N+1 phrase is generally used when someone is unsure whether to keep a bike or replace it with another and has the connotation that having one more (or more variety) is better.
+x = adding to the stable by x number of bikes
-x = subtracting from the stable by x number of bikes
The N+1 phrase is generally used when someone is unsure whether to keep a bike or replace it with another and has the connotation that having one more (or more variety) is better.
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currently planning on replacing two with one, so that would be n-2+1
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I like s-1 as it captures the universe of possible nasty outcomes beyond a mere divorce.
There is another, third, rarely used equation in this system to be balanced: s+1
Buy s another bike, s increments by one; ergo, s-1 also increments by one.
There is another, third, rarely used equation in this system to be balanced: s+1
Buy s another bike, s increments by one; ergo, s-1 also increments by one.
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Get another bike.
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N-1 is not a mathematical equation that could exist. It is like saying I am going to douse myself in hydrochloric acid to get some dirt on my face. It doesn't work that way it would just kill you. I can understand replacing one so doing like an n-1+1 because then it is just a zero transaction and that is cool.
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Thanks all. Got it. I only have one with no plans to add or subtract any. So I guess I have N1 bikes?
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09-05-18, 01:53 PM
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Conventionally, the limits on a summation go from i to N.
N+1 denotes the next item in the series.
N+1 denotes the next item in the series.
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N-1 is not a mathematical equation that could exist. It is like saying I am going to douse myself in hydrochloric acid to get some dirt on my face. It doesn't work that way it would just kill you. I can understand replacing one so doing like an n-1+1 because then it is just a zero transaction and that is cool.
You're wrong-- N-1 is a transient, unstable state that occurs when a person gets rid of 1 bike to make room for the 2 new bikes he/she is getting the next day, a mere waystation on the path to N+1, the only truly stable state.
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when I eat an ice cream sandwich, I always have to have more than one
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This has always puzzled me.
The number of bikes you should own is N+1. To prevent separation from the spouse or whatever, it is S-1.
So,
N+1 = S -1
solve for S:
S = N + 2
I think this means one should buy two more bikes.
The number of bikes you should own is N+1. To prevent separation from the spouse or whatever, it is S-1.
So,
N+1 = S -1
solve for S:
S = N + 2
I think this means one should buy two more bikes.
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One of my neighbors is an account so I feel pretty confident I am a math wiz and these figures check out!
09-06-18, 11:06 PM
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If I may add...at work, where my desk chair wore out the carpet, there are Rocket Scientists who all ride recumbents. So, I double checked the math, I too am confident from an orthogonal subspace perspective, it checks out.