New York Mayor doesn’t know what even numbers are

1. 

   mendel

   November 12, 2012 at 7:01 am

   Maybe the mayor was thinking of Roulette? When you bet on even or odd in Roulette, you get nothing when the zero comes up.
2. 

   myname

   November 12, 2012 at 11:49 am

   So you only post this here because of the phrase “even numbers or zero”?

   Yes, “even” automatically includes “zero”. But not all people know that (cat in microwave? hot coffee?), so he specifically includes that into “even numbers”. Just in case. Before the dumb ones can even start debating whether “or not” zero is even.

   Or do you mean the whole idea of “splitting”, which is quite questionable? Still not supposed to be here, since there are a few arguments supporting his point…
3. 

   Hepcat

   November 13, 2012 at 6:03 am

   I have to agree – this hardly seems post-worthy.
4. 

   alex

   November 13, 2012 at 1:01 pm

   even numbers or zero = Even numbers is {x\in\mathbb{N}|x mod 2 = 0} and 0 is not in \mathbb{N}

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