Re: cubed root

In article <ef55225.3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "John D'Errico"
<woodchips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
.........
John

An engineer, a physicist, and a mathematician
were riding in a train in Scotland, when out
the window they saw a black sheep.

Said the engineer, "The sheep in Scotland are
black."

Said the physicist, "Some of the sheep in
Scotland are black."

Said the mathematician, "At least one sheep
in Scotland is black on at least one side."
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John, I enjoyed your "signature". It reminds me very much of some
people I have known from each of these vocations who would come close to
making such remarks.

Roger Stafford
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