Originally Posted by bellweatherman

I think there is a disagreement to what the "n" actually is. I understand what you are saying in that "n" is the number of ball bearings that fit perfectly on a race. Whereas Cascade168 on this thread (page 1, 9th post) says that n is the number of ball bearings that are actually one too many to fit perfectly on the race. Something he refers to as "jumble". Who is right?

Is "n" the number of ball bearings that will fit perfectly on a race? Or is "n" the number of ball bearings that are one too many from fitting perfectly on the race?