Originally Posted By: canuckInOR
Originally Posted By: tanstaafl.
Originally Posted By: Peter
it's because the reciprocal of the sum is not the same as the sum of the reciprocals

Thank you Peter, that was beautifully put.

On top of that, Peter was the first to use the word commutativity on the forum. (Since I know you like to track things like that.) wink


Sure, but I was the first (and so far only) one to use the word "commutative" -- dating all the way back to July 2000. smile

tanstaafl.
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