On 23/11/09 20:04, Tom Haavisto wrote:
> Remember - you must give A serial number - it is not a requirement that you
> use EVERY number in sequence.
<Tongue in cheek>
Well, then it's just a number and not a _serial_ number.
'Serial' is derived from 'series' and the mathematical definition of
'series' is "a set of quantities constituting a progression or having
values determined by a common relation" [1] Randomly dropping numbers
from the sequence removes the common relation so they are no longer
serial numbers :)
</Tongue in cheek>
Vy 73,
Andrew AC6WI / GI0NWG
[1] http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/series
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