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Paul R. Odom

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Sep 24, 1985, 9:16:00 PM9/24/85
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Identify the sequencing algorithm for this list of numbers:

8
5
4
9
1
7
6
10
3
2

!inhp4!cmcl2!acf4!odom

Henry Schaffer

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Sep 27, 1985, 10:29:48 AM9/27/85
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> Identify the sequencing algorithm for this list of numbers:
>
> 8
> 5
> ...
> !inhp4!cmcl2!acf4!odom
Alphabetical order would account for it.
--henry schaffer

Matt Crawford

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Sep 28, 1985, 6:03:31 PM9/28/85
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I won't spoil the question, I'll just add on an extra-credit section ...

In article <655...@acf4.UUCP> od...@acf4.UUCP (Paul R. Odom) writes:
>
>Identify the sequencing algorithm for this list of numbers:
>

> 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 10, 3, 2

If *all* integers are sorted by this method, which comes first?
Which comes last?
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Matt University craw...@anl-mcs.arpa
Crawford of Chicago ihnp4!oddjob!matt

A.S. Kamlet

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Sep 28, 1985, 11:19:20 PM9/28/85
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>I won't spoil the question, I'll just add on an extra-credit section ...
>
>In article <655...@acf4.UUCP> od...@acf4.UUCP (Paul R. Odom) writes:
>>
>>Identify the sequencing algorithm for this list of numbers:
>>
>> 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 10, 3, 2
>
>If *all* integers are sorted by this method, which comes first?
>Which comes last?

8, ... , 0 (I can name the second number, but not the
second from the last)
--
Art Kamlet AT&T Bell Laboratories Columbus {ihnp4 | cbosgd}!cbrma!ask

sw...@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu

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Sep 29, 1985, 10:53:00 AM9/29/85
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slight SPOILER - ROT 13

synzr : 'fbegrq' jnf n uvag.

svefg - ovyyvba.
ynfg - mreb. (mvyyvba?)

question : how do you enter a 'ROT 13' message easily?

sw...@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu

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Sep 29, 1985, 10:58:00 AM9/29/85
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how about

two trillion two thousand two hundred and two for the second last?

Dana S. Richards

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Oct 2, 1985, 9:16:08 AM10/2/85
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> how about
>
> two trillion two thousand two hundred and two for the second last?

Knuth's Problem-Solving Seminar (see STAN-CS-81-863) tried to find
the lexicographically last prime and power of two using Web3.

2**320 = 2135 ... 76 is "two untrigintillion one hundred thirty five
trigintillion ...."

last prime = "two vigintillion two undecillion two trillion two
thousand two hundred ninety three"

ste...@datacube.uucp

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Oct 18, 1985, 1:21:00 PM10/18/85
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Which alphabet has digits in it?

Stephen Watkins UUCP: ihnp4!datacube!stephen
Datacube Inc.; 4 Dearborn Rd.; Peabody, Ma. 01960; 617-535-6644

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