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Re:Is zero an even number? by morsch on Sunday December 02, 2012 @02:58PM (#4862286)
That's interesting, but hardly unexpected from a cognitive perspective. Zero is even, but it's not a prototypical even number (like 2). Similarly, if you ask people whether an ostrich a bird, they take longer to respond than with a more typical example. A very clearly (and simply?) defined category such as even numbers is an interesting edge case of the phenomenon.
Re:Is zero an even number? by zem on Sunday December 02, 2012 @03:14PM (#4862344)
yeah, not unexpected, but definitely interesting. certainly not a "fluff piece" as the grandparent was claiming.