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== definition of even & odd numbers ==
This may be frivolous/trivial, but since the task is to determine if
<br>The definition (below) defines an ODD NUMBER, and goes further than limiting the definition to an ODD INTEGER:
<br><br>From MathWorld:
<br><br>An odd number is an integer of the form n=2k+1 where k is an integer.
<br><br>Integers which are not odd are called even.
<br><br>The above definition has the advantage that it isn't dependent upon its (say, internal binary) representation (or any base, for that matter), although that is one method to determine evenness/oddness.
<br><br>I've also seen the definition that an odd number is an integer, that when divided by two, the absolute value of the remainder is (positive) unity.
<br>An even number ... the remainder is zero.
<br>[[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] 00:46, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
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