From: wyniijj5@gmail.com   
      
   On Thu, 2026-01-29 at 20:38 -0800, Keith Thompson wrote:   
   > wij  writes:   
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   > Just a gentle reminder that this discussion, though it occasionally   
   > includes something that looks like C code, is not about C.   
      
   Depend on readers understanding.   
      
   > There's a related thread about the Collatz Conjecture in comp.theory.   
   > I encourage anyone who feels the need to discuss it to do so there --   
   > or at least not to do so here.   
      
   Agree.   
      
   When cases involve whether 'for/while' is better, or wheher indent-2/3/8    
   should the standard -> preference issues are on topic.   
   When cases involve math/logic -> off topic.   
      
   I am talking about string processing(on-topic?), math/logic is not the fault.    
   Whatever you do will end up to logic to be decidable.   
      
   https://sourceforge.net/projects/cscall/files/MisFiles/RealNumbe   
   2-en.txt/download   
   ...   
   Axiom 1: Natural numbers are discrete symbols of finite length with a finite   
            number of counting steps.    
   Axiom 2: An object (e.g., number, form) and its (operational) properties exist   
            simultaneously through definition.   
      
   All are manipulations of string.  Axiom 2 is stated in terms of OO (object).   
   Of course, understanding is another matter.   
      
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