Timeline for Find the absolute value of a number without built-in functions
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| Dec 16, 2013 at 12:16 | history | edited | Shlomi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 16, 2013 at 11:38 | comment | added | Timtech | @Quincunx I understand that it can be defined mathematically, and I am fine with that. | |
| Dec 16, 2013 at 0:41 | comment | added | Justin | @Timtech Here is another definition: physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=337952 | |
| Dec 16, 2013 at 0:35 | comment | added | Justin |
@Timtech max can easily be defined mathematically: max(x,y) = if x < y then y, otherwise if x not < y then x (or in a set: {((x,y),z)|if x > y, z = x or if x not > y, z = y}). This is a function from reals to the reals. As such, I would say that max is allowed, for the same reason that sqrt is.
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| Dec 16, 2013 at 0:29 | history | edited | Shlomi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 15, 2013 at 23:56 | comment | added | Timtech | I'm sorry, max is not allowed. No hard feelings, I am not supportive of all the answers that break the rules. | |
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| Dec 15, 2013 at 23:29 | history | answered | Shlomi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |