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Latest post Fri, Apr 11 2003 7:31 AM by hitchhiker. 5 replies.
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hitchhiker  +  97 Fri, 11 Apr 03 07:31 AM
He steals it! for some reason i'm awake at 7:31 am!

Can we make words up, i like this one:

Quadronometry - The study of four dimensional space (in my opinion)
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tam  +  104 Fri, 11 Apr 03 09:16 AM
You can't just make up words! Anyhow I think that comes under the definition for geometry.

I've always loved the word Clerihew

Know what that means?
tam
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hitchhiker  +  105 Fri, 11 Apr 03 09:52 AM
Muaaahhahaha! - Don't think it does Tam, i'll check with some Math types..

Clerihew - Nope, enlighten me..
tam  +  106 Fri, 11 Apr 03 11:13 AM
yes it does... well at least the study of 3 dimensional spaces comes under geometry!

Clerihew

A short verse, consisting of two mis-matched rhyming couplets. It is humourous and usually about a person. Named after the poet who first wrote them, Clerihew Bentley.

One of the few things I remember from English Lit classes.
tam
hitchhiker  +  107 Fri, 11 Apr 03 11:35 AM
You're right, some guy managed to claim it lately..

Geek News: Feb 6th 2003

"David Gentry has not only discovered the 4th dimension but has developed the math around the concept. Quadronometry is math involving 4 dimensions."

I quoted this word about 6 months before that though, with our 'Former Soviet-Union' counterpart developers during a heated and lengthy debate on Time-Travel.

I need to get out more.
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Quadronometry, that's a nice word. I wish I had a word I made up. For a while I thought I made up 'Tranpsire', but I was wrong. How about 'Quibblium', the proscess of... I don't know. You make it up. You people are funny, you can come up with something good.
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