Subject: Re: [HM] A question around zero
From: Samuel S. Kutler (s-kutler@sjca.edu)
Date: Fri Jan 21 2000 - 14:33:54 EST
Jean-Luc asked
> So, how do you define an even number?
Euclid's answer from Book VII, definition 6:
An even number is that which is divisible into two parts.
The first even number then is two. Zero can't be an even number,
for it isn't a number at all. One isn't a number either. For a
number is a multitude. One is the polar opposite of a number,
since the poles are one and many.
Best wishes from Annapolis,
Sam Kutler
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