Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Euclidean algorithm/archive1: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:51, 17 May 2009

Revision as of 01:39, 18 May 2009

Line 241:

**::That does seem like a good suggestion; more specific section headings are always better. Changed to "Mathematical applications". [[User:Proteins|Proteins]] ([[User talk:Proteins|talk]]) 14:11, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

**"to the set of multiples of a single number, their GCD g" This would probably be slightly less confusing if "a single number, their GCD g" were replaced with "GCD(a, b)". Much simpler.

**::Excellent idea; changed wording as you suggest. [[User:Proteins|Proteins]] ([[User talk:Proteins|talk]]) 01:39, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

**"For example, suppose that a cook has two measuring cups of volume a and b, respectively. By adding and subtracting multiples of these two volumes, the cook can measure out any volume ua + vb. These volumes are all multiples of g = GCD(a, b)." Although I appreciate the real world connection, the inclusion of the cook is somewhat unnecessary and unencyclopedic. This analogy should work with just the measuring cups.

:Good point; I hope you like the new wording. Thanks for your continued keen reviewing! [[User:Proteins|Proteins]] ([[User talk:Proteins|talk]]) 01:39, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

--'''[[User:Cryptic C62|Cryptic C62]] · [[User talk: Cryptic C62|Talk]]''' 19:59, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

:::Thank you very much for your careful reviewing! The article is definitely improving. [[User:Proteins|Proteins]] ([[User talk:Proteins|talk]]) 10:32, 4 May 2009 (UTC)