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   Re: What do these three sets have in com   
   21 Feb 26 21:46:15   
   
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   From: HenHanna@NewsGrouper   
      
            great  problem!!!   
      
      
   James Dow Allen  posted:   
      
   >   
   > I'm thinking of three sets (of bit-strings) which are conceptually infinite.   
   > Each of the sets is in practical use and has a name.   
   > Here are the first twelve elements of each set:   
   >   
   > (A)   
   > 1   
   > 000   
   > 010   
   > 00100   
   > 00110   
   > 01100   
   > 01110   
   > 0010100   
   > 0010110   
   > 0011100   
   > 0011110   
   > 0110100   
   >   
   > (B)   
   > 11   
   > 011   
   > 0011   
   > 1011   
   > 00011   
   > 10011   
   > 01011   
   > 000011   
   > 100011   
   > 010011   
   > 001011   
   > 101011   
   >   
   > (C)   
   > 00   
   > 01   
   > 100   
   > 101   
   > 1100   
   > 1101   
   > 11100   
   > 11101   
   > 111100   
   > 111101   
   > 1111100   
   > 1111101   
   >   
   > Each of the infinite sets has the same special and useful property.   
   > __ What is that property? __   
   > Please rot13 any solution.   
   >   
   > Dearest regards. James Dow Allen (mail address: jamesdowallen at gmail)   
      
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