Quote from TheCheruben:
So in working in areas where you must stick to whole numbers( which happens more than you think) , one ends up without fractions--- the above example is sufficient, as there are ~4~ numbers on either side of the two numbers, 5 and 6, which means those two are in the center. The mean of the two is 5.5. Since we cannot use fractions as such in the whole number understanding, one (traditionally) rounds off. Why not 5 in the center?
I think the problem is not that you're saying 6 is the "center" of a string of numbers (even though it's not), but more that your arguments just doesn't have a point. What "area" would one be "working in" that they would care what the center of 1 - 10 is? 0 - 9 would be more plausible, but I still can't really think of some deep meaning to either sequence's center. At any rate, such an "area" would likely deal with some kind of mathematics, probably statistics, and therefore would, yes, want to take into account the exact value of the number, not round it. Rounding generally just causes problems in such "areas" of work.
Quote from TheCheruben:
spanish has cinco (5)
I think it was fairly obvious that I meant only numbers written in English.
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Quote from Soap on a Rope:
there are four letters in "four"
It's actually the only number which has a value equal to its amount of letters. I think.
Until you call it QUATRO! Curse those dastardly Spanish!
... I hope you're not being serious there. I very much hope that.








