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I think they're saying that 002 is counted as a palindrome, but 112 would not be. (2 == 002 but 112 != 211 which is an "unfair" property of the number zero)
by ReverseCold 8y ago
I think they're saying that 002 is counted as a palindrome, but 112 would not be.
(2 == 002 but 112 != 211 which is an "unfair" property of the number zero)
- addicted 8y agoIf 2 is not a palindrome, because if you prepend 0 it loses its palindrome properties, then no number is a palindrome. 121 cannot be a palindrome because 121 can also be written as 0121, and therefore it’s not a palindrome. Further, there is nothing “unfair” about 0. It’s a real distinction. 002 is the same thing as 2. 112 is not the same thing as 2. So it’s not an unfair property. It’s a real distinction.
- ReverseCold 8y agoRight, that's why I put the word "unfair" in quotes; I wasn't sure how to rephrase the OP. Of course it is a real distinction, but I was trying to explain why other commenters weren't finding it impressive.
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