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On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:29:36 +0000 (UTC), stephen@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>In sci.math imaginatorium@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>> Lester Zick wrote:
>>> On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:35:05 -0600, Virgil <virgil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> <snip>
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>>> >"Let 'squircle' mean " a square circle' " is in the imperative mood.
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>>> And "a squircle is a square circle" isn't. So what's your point?
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>> 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.
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>> But the following appears to me to be a true statement:
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>> If a squircle is a square circle, then the set of squircles is empty.
>> (2)
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>What if you are working in the L1 metric? :)
Personally I prefer the LZ metric which emphasizes universal truth.
>> Off you go, then...
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>If only. ;)
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>Stephen
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