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Re:Fortran is easy to learn by Koshkin on Saturday January 08, 2022 @10:41AM (#29852671)
But zero sheep is not a flock.

(Besides, there's uncountably many things you have zero of in you room.)

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Re:Fortran is easy to learn by ogogmad on Saturday January 08, 2022 @11:01AM (#29852880)
> But zero sheep is not a flock.

So one isn't a natural number?

> (Besides, there's uncountably many things you have zero of in you room.)

;) Exactly. Zero is the most natural number.

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Re:Fortran is easy to learn by Koshkin on Saturday January 08, 2022 @12:55PM (#29854201)
So, on your scale, which is the first natural number?
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