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- From: asimov@wk223.nas.nasa.gov (Daniel A. Asimov)
- Subject: Re: HELP! Inscribed Circle...
- References: <1992Aug28.121042.28144@nrtpa038.bnr.ca>
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- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 17:58:17 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Aug28.175817.13810@nas.nasa.gov>
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- In article <1992Aug28.121042.28144@nrtpa038.bnr.ca> Re:HELP! Inscribed Circle... writes:
- >To anyone who might have read the previous posting
- >where I requested assistance with a lat-long problem;
- >it was mentioned in a response that a comment I made
- >was kind of derogatory. I regret that it was taken in that manner,
- >I assure you it was actually meant as a compliment. I
- >am not very good at mathematics, and the discussions on
- >this thread are usually beyond my depth. My apologies to
- >anyone I offended...
- >
- >Bob - thanks for your assistance.
- >
- >Madeleine Thomas
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- I want to assure you that that I thought the use of the term
- "math whiz" *was* rather complimentary.
-
- I am a mathematician, and have been for many years, and I
- *never* have heard of any other time someone objected to
- the use of that term.
-
- I can't help noticing that you are being so circumspect that
- you didn't even quote what the offending term was, in your post
- above. In my opinion, there is *nothing* to worry about.
- And by the way, thanks for contributing an interesting problem
- to this newgroup.
-
- --Dan Asimov
- asimov@nas.nasa.gov
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