Re^2: Find the missing number

That's a well oiled twist.

Everyone looking at arrays and comparisons when there was a mathematical solution hiding in plain sight.

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Re^3: Find the missing number by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Apr 04, 2017 at 23:06 UTC
... a mathematical solution hiding in plain sight. Perhaps better to say "hiding in obscurity." From the OP (emphasis added): ... find a missing number if in a list of numbers. ... `...` `my @arr = (19,17,22,23,24,15,16,25..35);` `...` But the list in the code example clearly has more than one missing number. See also the (current) thread title. I think the goose chase, although wild, was justified. Give a man a fish: `<%-{-{-{-<`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Find the missing number by prysmatik (Sexton) on Apr 05, 2017 at 12:05 UTC
Ahh, I stand corrected. It's funny how user requirements can hinge and swing wildly from a small misunderstanding.	[reply]