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Re: Why so many overlapping terminologies

Subject: Re: Why so many overlapping terminologies
From: "Terry Padden"
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:49:48 GMT
Newsgroups: sci.logic
"William Elliot" <marsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
news:Pine.BSI.4.58.0608250421100.16806@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006, Terry Padden wrote:
>
>> Superficially it seems that we have at least 5 distinct terminologies
>> covering the same fundamental concepts. They are (I think, but I may have
>> them mixed up)
>>
>> In Logic                                Conjunction   &  Disjunction
>
> Also universal quantifier and existential quantifier.
>
>> In Set Theory                        Intersection   &   Union
>
> Also great intersection, great union.
>
>> In Boolean Algebra                  AND   &   OR
>
> also inf, sup
>
>> In Lattice Theory                     Meet   &   Join
>
> also inf, sup and glb, lub
>
>> In Arithmetic                          HCF   &   LCM
>>
> Likely HCF is typo for gcf which also known as gcd.
>
> In analysis:  inf, sup and glb, lub
>

I see.  You are one of those who think the way to solve problems is to make 
them bigger and more complicated = worse.  A commonplace attitude from 
clever but unintelligent people.

For a brief, simple, accurate and intelligent, but somewhat  misguided, 
response from a mathematical perspective, see the one from "Patro" which 
demolishes yours.

I noticed you (and everyone else) gave up trying to address the issue I 
raised in "sci.math" recently.  I would welcome you giving up on this one 
right away.





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