Re: [xml-dev] ANN: the first million prime numbers in XML format

But although some numbers are more special than others, the property of being special is not transitive, therefore there are no "least special" numbers.

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Regarding "Re: [xml-dev] ANN: the first million prime numbers in XML format",

on Friday, July 06, 2012 16:58:47,

Michael Kay wrote to [email protected]

> >>> Er, pardon me for asking, but what's so special about prime numbers?

>

> All numbers are equally special.

>

> Proof: suppose that some numbers are more special than others. Then

> there must be a set of numbers that are the least special of all; and

> one of these must be the lowest such number. This number would be rather

> special. Contradiction.

>

> Michael Kay

> Saxonica