In fairness, "24x7x365" was originally a shopkeeper/consumer sort of
expression, never intended as a mathematical formula. As in, "We're open
round the clock, every day of the week, every day of the year." Or in other
words "We don't close overnight, we don't close on (insert historically
religious day here), and we don't close for any holidays." Business
establishments then posted signs such as:
* We're open 24 hours per day
* We're open 7 days per week
* We're open every day of the year
Then shortened those signs. If you're mathematically inclined the shortened
expression might bother you. Tough. Deal with it. :-) This is the sort of
thing that gives geeks (like me) a bad reputation. :-)
I notice nobody has yet mentioned the mathematical defects associated with
leap years and leap seconds. ("24x365" is still "wrong.") You're all so
disappointing. :-) :-)
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Timothy Sipples
IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM z Systems, AP/GCG/MEA
E-Mail: sipp...@sg.ibm.com
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