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I am not trying to be funny. It seems to me that you are misunderstanding the usage of the word zero in this context, as in absence of any. Synonymous to "no", as in "no threes".

It is not about the number 0.


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oneeyedpigeon01/22/2025

OK, if you think I'm the one misunderstanding the question, can you explain how?

The example in the question is:

> For example, if we choose two 2s, zero 3s, and one 5

That's talking about "zero 3s", not "three zeroes".

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