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Hardly. It's a simple equation that has been independently discovered for as long as we've had algebra.
by sesqu 14y ago
Hardly. It's a simple equation that has been independently discovered for as long as we've had algebra.
- daniel-cussen 14y agoThat's not the same as being obvious. Obvious means clear at first sight, or clear to a child. If you have to work for it, it's not obvious.
- sesqu 14y agoIt was clear to me as a child of maybe 8. Granted, in this day and age it's much easier to come up with elementary math, but I would say that particular equation meets the obviousness criterion of patent law, based on the aforementioned historical evidence.