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Erm. Isn't that covered by the bit that says:

#When determining "betweeness", treat any cases where $x or $y equals a value in @z as if $x or $y was actually less than that value.
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By my (probably flawed) reading of that, your first case would be a fail because the $x would be judged less than the second element of @z

And the second case would be a pass as both $x and $y would be judges as being lower than the first valeue of @z

Examine what is said, not who speaks.

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Re: Re: Re: Golf Challenge - does $x and $y fit into the same slot on @z?
by sauoq (Abbot) on Dec 28, 2002 at 02:03 UTC
    Erm. Isn't that covered by the bit that says

    Hrm. It's a debatable point, I suppose.

    It explicitly states that that should be the strategy when determining "betweeness" whereas the example test cases I gave were those dealing with "greater than" or "less than" all the numbers in the array. I'm wavering more toward the poorly stated specification option now, though.

    -sauoq
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      Understood. I took it to be a "fenceposts" problem

      • -infinity < ($x & $y) <= $z[0]
      • $zn < ($x & $y) <= $zn+1
      • $z-1 < ($x & $y) <= +infinity

      but now you have pointed out an alternative reading, I can see the ambiguity.

      20:20 vision in hindsight :^)

      Examine what is said, not who speaks.

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      I'm wavering more toward the poorly stated specification option now, though.

      You're probably right, although BrowserUk did have the correct interpretation.

      It was my first golf challenge ever. If I ever get the courage to post another one, I will be sure to be more clear. Although, I have the feeling that no matter How clear I make it, there will always be somebody that will find a loophole.

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Re(3): Golf Challenge - does $x and $y fit into the same slot on @z?
by ehdonhon (Curate) on Dec 28, 2002 at 16:28 UTC

    Yes, you are correct.

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