I'm sure a mathematician would claim that 0 and 1 are both very interesting numbers. :-)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Mathematicians might find both 0 and 1 interesting for different reasons.
- In plain terms
- Both zero and one are interesting numbers.
- What can you take from it?
- Even simple concepts can have deep significance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why are 0 and 1 fundamental?
- How do they appear in different fields?
Another view
Not everyone sees them as 'interesting' beyond their function.
More from Larry Wall
I think you didn't get a reply because you used the terms 'correct' and 'proper', neither of which has much meaning in Perl culture. :-)
Permalink to quote #88 True, it returns ' ' for false, but ' ' is an even more interesting number than 0.
Permalink to quote #90 You can prove anything by mentioning another computer language. :-)
Permalink to quote #87
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