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From: leimkuhl@uiuccsb.UUCP
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Subject: Re: A rather deceptive problem. - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 9-Dec-83 22:28:15 EST
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uiuccsb!leimkuhl    Dec  9 13:16:00 1983


  In response to statement 2, x^x is not a "polynomial of order x."  A
polynomial has fixed (integral) order, and the fundamental theorem of algebra
does not even have analogy for such functions as x^(3/2).

  Thus the statement really has no meaning.

Ben Leimkuhler
(uiucdcs!leimkuhl)