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

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Len Bullard <>
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Michael Kay <>,
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2012-07-06T16:11:24Z
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RE: [xml-dev] ANN: the first million prime numbers in XML format
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len

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Kay [mailto:] 
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 10:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [xml-dev] ANN: the first million prime numbers in XML
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>>> 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



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