• Opisek@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    That is not what divisibility commonly refers to. In the normal context, one number is divisible by another if the division yields an integer. 4 is said to be divisible by 2 but not by 3.

    With your definition:

    • It would not make sense to say something is “perfectly” divisible. Duh, everything is divisible by everything except zero.

    • It would not be surprising that the length of the piramid is divisible by pi. Duh, everything is divisible by everything except zero.

    • The response to that statement would not need to mention circles at all. Duh, everything is divisible by everything except zero.