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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numbers, post: 569198, member: 11668&quot;]The problem with &quot;ladder&quot; is that people apply it to all sorts of things, all of which are kinda-sorta similar to a perfect ladder like 12345678, but not very similar to each other.&nbsp; So pretty soon the word ends up covering almost anything if you&#039;re not careful....</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, people might apply the word &quot;ladder&quot; to:</p><p><br /></p><p>-stuttering ladders like 11234445 or even 11245779</p><p>-ladder progressives like 00012345 or 67890000</p><p>-ladderish numbers with random zeroes thrown in, as 34050678</p><p>-serials like you mentioned above, as 12 13 14 15 or 78 79 80 81</p><p>-the same with extra zeroes allowed, as 56 0 57 0 58 or even 56 57 00 58</p><p><br /></p><p>At some point one has to draw the line.&nbsp; It&#039;s pretty well agreed that the five numbers Dursin mentioned are definitely ladders, plus 98765432 back when it used to be printed.&nbsp; Beyond that, some people won&#039;t agree with the term &quot;ladder&quot; being applied, so better to leave them out to avoid an argument.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Personally, I think 11245779 is &quot;more of a ladder&quot; than 12131415.&nbsp; But that&#039;s a vague enough concept that I don&#039;t expect anyone else to *care* what I think, frankly.... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>And, y&#039;know, I thought I&#039;d posted something like this thread way-back-when as well, but I can&#039;t now find it either.&nbsp; Must&#039;ve been a mass hallucination or something....&nbsp; Anyway, thanks for the calculations, Dursin!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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