Received: from mail-ie0-f189.google.com ([209.85.223.189]:62287) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1T9BAZ-0007fb-19; Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:41:14 -0700 Received: by ieak10 with SMTP id k10sf185909iea.16 for ; Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:41:00 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=20120806; h=x-beenthere:date:from:to:message-id:in-reply-to:references:subject :mime-version:x-original-sender:x-original-authentication-results :reply-to:precedence:mailing-list:list-id:x-google-group-id :list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender:list-subscribe :list-unsubscribe:content-type; bh=8VgguxOaL119LR2UKyCemOol6+b3cP64EBmEm/+q7sQ=; b=gO50rysPBLv5LsPa5oo12tqkdYJBUhyCC7xuxUOYBCEQa42sVOu8SLQ+cQl1UwlIAz Blmuih3s4kNKKMg/rtCl7hRnUOEUHsZdsg8OE5Xws7lsbODqFgmsvfySHi+xPHRWsXFi RlIgMHV5PBRYfJCVqC1jPUoLBTiOniWoGrjrcXR/8YVe5CG25Gi2PgmirGJG+Xwz/iQd vkLL5fnZx1BbuufshLigkE9s0Mc81uW46FOE8lyGiqYIhzsl1LPiFPfeBuB9FyLHmmDT 4PjdYmcLxE5j72OWNcfPjIUD+sDd9izMu++Pa6geWw3+S1VFKGt8Vu6E8lpYEjAkDCeY WFXA== Received: by 10.224.209.133 with SMTP id gg5mr3544777qab.5.1346834459983; Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:40:59 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.101.48.8 with SMTP id a8ls65719ank.0.gmail; Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:40:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.236.74.161 with SMTP id x21mr2061801yhd.13.1346834458838; Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:40:58 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 01:40:58 -0700 (PDT) From: gleki To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Message-Id: <8bfd0542-1d0d-4b70-b866-59cb7507750b@googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: References: <369b1b83-0407-4ccf-aa59-89a5ffbaf473@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [lojban-beginners] Where should I use sets and where should I use masses? MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-Sender: gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: ls.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com designates internal as permitted sender) smtp.mail=gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com; contact lojban-beginners+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 300742228892 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_3084_33289743.1346834458209" X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.7 X-Spam_score_int: -6 X-Spam_bar: / ------=_Part_3084_33289743.1346834458209 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Tuesday, September 4, 2012 6:48:22 PM UTC+4, tsani wrote: > > On 4 September 2012 04:18, tijlan > wrote: > >> On 2 September 2012 13:47, gleki > >> wrote: >> > {loi prenu cu sruri lo dinju} - why not lo gunma be lo prenu cu sruri >> lo dinju? >> >> {loi prenu} means {lo gunma be lo prenu}. If you reckon the latter is >> correct, you would think the former is correct too. >> > > {loi} and {lo'i} are just shortcuts for LAhE or longer bridi expressions. > > >> >> That's a comparison between different ways of expressing a mass, >> whereas "Where should I use sets and where should I use masses?" is >> asking for a comparison between set expressions & mass expressions in >> the same places: >> >> ( loi / lo'i ) prenu cu sruri lo dinju -- which gadri? >> > > Sets have no representation in reality and exist in a somewhat ethereal > realm alongside bridi (lo du'u broda) and text (lu ma drani danfu). > Therefore they can't surround anything. > > >> >> >> > {lo'i tirxu cu cmalu} - why not so'u tirxu? >> >> Do you mean >> "Why {lo'i tirxu cu cmalu} and not {so'u tirxu}?" >> > Well, yes I meant this one. ^ ^ ^ or >> "Why {lo'i tirxu cu cmalu} and not {so'u tirxu cu cmalu}?" >> or >> "Why {lo'i tirxu cu cmalu} and not {loi tirxu cu so'u mei}?" >> ? >> >> > Sets can be big or small. They have a cardinality, i.e. a size, which is > comparable. This leads to the drastic difference between {lo'i tirxu cu > cmalu} and {lo tirxu cu cmalu}: {lo'i tirxu cu cmalu} says simply that the > *set* of tigers is small and says *nothing* about the actual tigers, > whereas {lo tirxu cu cmalu} (regardless of any quantifiers) says that the > tigers are each small. You can have a small set of enormous tigers in the > same way that you can have a large set of tiny ones. > >> >> mu'o >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Lojban Beginners" group. >> To post to this group, send email to lojban-b...@googlegroups.com >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> lojban-beginne...@googlegroups.com . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/lojban-beginners?hl=en. >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lojban Beginners" group. 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On Tuesday, September 4, 2012 6:48:22 PM UTC+4, tsani wrote:On 4 September 2012 04:18, tijlan <jbot...@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2 September 2012 13:47, gleki <gleki.is...@gmail.com&g= t; wrote:
> {loi prenu cu sruri lo dinju} - why not lo gunma be lo prenu cu sruri = lo dinju?

{loi prenu} means {lo gunma be lo prenu}. If you reckon the latter is=
correct, you would think the former is correct too.
{loi} and {lo'i} are just shortcuts for LAhE or longer bridi e= xpressions.
 

That's a comparison between different ways of expressing a mass,
whereas "Where should I use sets and where should I use masses?" is
asking for a comparison between set expressions & mass expressions in the same places:

( loi / lo'i ) prenu cu sruri lo dinju -- which gadri?

Sets have no representation in reality and exist in a somew= hat ethereal realm alongside bridi (lo du'u broda) and text (lu ma drani da= nfu). Therefore they can't surround anything.
 


> {lo'i tirxu cu cmalu} - why not so'u tirxu?

Do you mean
"Why {lo'i tirxu cu cmalu} and not {so'u tirxu}?"

Well, yes I meant this one. ^ ^ ^ 
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or
"Why {lo'i tirxu cu cmalu} and not {so'u tirxu cu cmalu}?"
or
"Why {lo'i tirxu cu cmalu} and not {loi tirxu cu so'u mei}?"
?


Sets can be big or small. They have a = cardinality, i.e. a size, which is comparable. This leads to the drastic di= fference between {lo'i tirxu cu cmalu} and {lo tirxu cu cmalu}: {lo'i tirxu= cu cmalu} says simply that the *set* of tigers is small and says *nothing*= about the actual tigers, whereas {lo tirxu cu cmalu} (regardless of any qu= antifiers) says that the tigers are each small. You can have a small set of= enormous tigers in the same way that you can have a large set of tiny ones= .

mu'o

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