pythagoras believed that a friend represents an alter ego. he wrote "[a friend] is the other i, such as 220 and 284."
he called 220 and 284 'friendly numbers,' because they are each equal to sum of the other's proper divisors. that is, the proper divisors of 220 (1,2,4,5,10,11,20,22,44,55 and 110) sum to 284.
they are part and whole of each other. like friends.
i miss this place, but i also miss these people.
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sometimes math is beautiful
god gerks. everytime i think i've done a good entry you go and not only one up but freaking drop a pythagoras reference. damn girl.
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