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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] mathematics terminology
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bellerophon, modeler)
Wed Jan 7 21:41:46 2015
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Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 21:41:28 -0500
From: "Bellerophon, modeler" <bellerophon.modeler@gmail.com>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
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On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 4:20 PM, Brad Wilson <bmacliam@aol.com> wrote:
>
> As for {juvmeH mI'}, things are rarely "measured" in integers, so using t=
his for real numbers seems logical. Rational vs irrational numbers would be=
subsets of the real numbers. I like your idea of using "precision of measu=
rement" to differentiate these. I could see {mI' pup} used for rational num=
bers, ie. those that can be measured with precision.
>
> I would expect {juvmeH mI'} to correspond to rational numbers, since the
result of a measurement is always a rational number. I wonder what the
words would be for precision, error, and tolerance. One word used in this
context might be {DIch}, since the point is to make certain the measurement
matches the actual quantity within a known margin of error. {Qagh} might
not be the word for this type of error: why would being able to determine
the distance to the target within 0.1 kellicams have any relationship to
forgetting to seal the airlock?
~'eD
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On W=
ed, Jan 7, 2015 at 4:20 PM, Brad Wilson <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:bmacliam@aol.com" target=3D"_blank">bmacliam@aol.com</a>></span> wr=
ote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-lef=
t:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><font color=3D"black" face=3D"arial"><di=
v style=3D"font-size:10pt;color:black"><div style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:1=
2px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><pre style=3D"font-=
size:9pt"><tt><font face=3D"Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">As for {juv=
meH mI'}, things are rarely "measured" in integers, so using =
this for real numbers seems logical. Rational vs irrational numbers would b=
e subsets of the real numbers. I like your idea of using "precision of=
measurement" to differentiate these. I could see {mI' pup} used f=
or rational numbers, ie. those that can be measured with precision.</font><=
/tt></pre><pre style=3D"font-size:9pt"><tt><font face=3D"Tahoma, Verdana, A=
rial, sans-serif"></font></tt></pre></div></div></font></blockquote><div>I =
would expect {juvmeH mI'} to correspond to rational numbers, since the =
result of a measurement is always a rational number. I wonder what the word=
s would be for precision, error, and tolerance. One word used in this conte=
xt might be {DIch}, since the point is to make certain the measurement matc=
hes the actual quantity within a known margin of error. {Qagh} might not be=
the word for this type of error: why would being able to determine the dis=
tance to the target within 0.1 kellicams have any relationship to forgettin=
g to seal the airlock?</div></div><div>~'eD</div>-- <br><div class=3D"g=
mail_signature">My modeling blog:=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://bellerophon-modeler.blogspot.com/" target=3D=
"_blank">http://bellerophon-modeler.blogspot.com/</a><br>My other modeling =
blog:=C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://bellerophon.blog.com/" target=3D"_blank">http=
://bellerophon.blog.com/</a><br></div>
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