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When it is more effective to use a general letter x rather than a concrete numeral to represent a number, whose value constantly varies—an economic way to convey the idea of a variable in an equation or a mathematical sentence.
Why an X, and not an A, B, or C is because the letters x, y, and z have traditionally been used to stand for unknowns, while the letters a, b, and c for constants.
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2. Housing for hard-to-please Asian mistresses or mainland Chinese concubines.
3. Housing for illegitimate children and adopted godchildren or grandchildren.
4. Second residence in case of rioting against minority Chinese in home country.
5. Safety and security because public protests or strikes and guns are banned.
6. Wayward son or daughter attending international school or local polytechnic.
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2. Housing for hard-to-please Asian mistresses or mainland Chinese concubines.
3. Housing for illegitimate children and adopted godchildren or grandchildren.
4. Second residence in case of rioting against minority Chinese in home country.
5. Safety and security because public protests or strikes and guns are banned.
6. Wayward son or daughter attending international school or local polytechnic.
7. Filthy rich Japanese and Arabs seeking kinky sex escorts at five-star hotels.
Singapore is more than a mere tourist destination of choice. Ever wondered the unspoken “why Singapore?” for businessmen and long-term foreign residents?
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Dictator-murderer Kim Jong-un sent two dogs to South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, in a bid to promote peace between the two frenemies—will Kim’s dog diplomacy charm his counterpart, who has been acting as a mediator between him and US president-dictator Donald Trump?
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Donald’s Swiss and Singapore bank accounts were credited with murderous zeros, thanks to his dictator-friend Mohammed, who is strongly believed to have sanctioned the premeditated crime of dismembered journalist Khashoggi.
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If Donald Trump can say, “I tweet, therefore I am,” then René Descartes can say “I coordinate, therefore I am.”
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Increasingly, more and more educated and middle-class citizens in China are reluctant to embrace “Xi Thought” in dictating their lives.
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Zero can really be a “numerical asshole” if it’s allowed to behave in a zeroist manner vis-à-vis fellow numerals, when they’re part of a mathematical operation like 1 ÷ 0, 0 ÷ 0, or 0⁰.
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