In article , "PDQ" wrote:
Guess you never pretended to be logical.

I said root(2(width*width)).

You said:
"the root of two times the square of the width of the board."

This has a precise meaning, to wit: [ sqrt(2) ] * [ width^2 ]

My professors told me that, in the parlance, root equates to square
root. It is just a convenient form thereof.

Yes, everybody understands that. Too bad you slept through the class where
they discussed precedence of operators.

Assuming you can comprehend the above, your underscore, via a caret, is
the same. I only wish I had a proper symbol on this pig.

The only comprehension problems are on your end of the line.

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Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?