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In sci.math imaginatorium@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Lester Zick wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:35:05 -0600, Virgil <virgil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> <snip>
>> >"Let 'squircle' mean " a square circle' " is in the imperative mood.
>>
>> And "a squircle is a square circle" isn't. So what's your point?
> I think his "point", such as it is, is just a common confusion between
> syntax and semantics. Asserting that a definition is "in the imperative
> mood" is unlikely to explain to or persuade anyone open to reason, let
> alone to you.
> But the following appears to me to be a true statement:
> If a squircle is a square circle, then the set of squircles is empty.
> (2)
What if you are working in the L1 metric? :)
> Off you go, then...
If only. ;)
Stephen
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