On 11/30/05, Stroller <macmonster at myrealbox.com> wrote: > On Nov 29, 2005, at 3:18 pm, Art wrote: >> On Nov 29, 2005, at 1:11 AM, Eugene wrote: >> >>> If it's a pure number, it's a pure number. A percentage is not a >>> pure number. >> >> And what, pray tell, is a "pure number"? > > Maybe it's a bit like a natural number or a whole number, maybe like an > integer. Maybe it's like a real number, but I don't think so - I'll bet > it's more like an imaginary number. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_number > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integer > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_number > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary_number > Ah, nuts! You missed the critical pure number description: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage>. Now, see what you started Mr. Clifford H. Readout, Jr.