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Re: Let's hear it!
« on: December 22, 2007, 03:00:57 pm »
This must be the basic algebra (and thus justification for our inferior intelligence) that CrAz3D and I are unable to comprehend.
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Re: Let's hear it!
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2007, 03:02:52 pm »
Quote from: Rule on December 22, 2007, 02:58:05 pm
I think this probably the clearest way of thinking about it:
Suppose we have Person A and Person B.  Person A has to go up x generations to find the common ancestor between A and B. Person B has to go up y generations to find the common ancestor between A and B.

Cousin number = min{x,y} - 1
Removed number = max{x,y} - min{x,y} = absolute value of x-y = |x-y|

Is this unclear? 
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