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   se marji works for most cases of defining what something is made of.
But if you are looking (as your latter examples) of stuff that are wholly
comprised of components, and you don't want to use zilzba, you can aslo
use mulselpau.

          --gejyspa

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 3:58 PM, H. Felton <lojban707@fagricipni.com> wrote:

> In some senses, I have been "out of circulation" for 10 to 15
> years; so some things may have changed.  15 years ago, it was
> thought that "dark matter" made up at least 90% of the
> universe's mass; so I chose "slabu" over "fadni" in this case.
> I am also not including matter (trans)formed in expensive
> physics labs nor the nuclei/free electron plasma of active
> stars as "slabu" (familiar) matter to human beings.  Thus, I
> *am* intending to say that all familiar matter is composed of
> atoms.  Perhaps I should use a "lo'i" after all: "ro lo'i ro
> slabu marji ku gunma lo ratni".
>
> Regarding  the question of using the second place of "marji",
> I have decided that that is not enough to cover the types of
> "made of" that I have in mind; "a line is made of (composed of)
> points" or "a Fraction Object is made of (composed of) two
> Integer Objects" -- a programming example --; neither of these
> is regarded as being made of *matter* at all, but both fall
> within the concept of "made of" or "composed of" as I believe
> it needs to be defined.  "gunma" appears to be the best *gismu*
> for the job, though I wouldn't object to a lujvo being used for
> the job.
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>=A0=A0 se marji works for most cases of defining what=
 something is made of.=A0 But if you are looking (as your latter examples) =
of stuff that are wholly comprised of components, and you don&#39;t want=A0=
to use zilzba, you can=A0aslo use=A0mulselpau.</div>

<div>=A0</div>
<div>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 --gejyspa<br><br></div>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 3:58 PM, H. Felton <span =
dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lojban707@fagricipni.com">lojban707@fagri=
cipni.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote">In some senses, I have been &quo=
t;out of circulation&quot; for 10 to 15<br>years; so some things may have c=
hanged. =A015 years ago, it was<br>
thought that &quot;dark matter&quot; made up at least 90% of the<br>univers=
e&#39;s mass; so I chose &quot;slabu&quot; over &quot;fadni&quot; in this c=
ase.<br>I am also not including matter (trans)formed in expensive<br>physic=
s labs nor the nuclei/free electron plasma of active<br>
stars as &quot;slabu&quot; (familiar) matter to human beings. =A0Thus, I<br=
>*am* intending to say that all familiar matter is composed of<br>atoms. =
=A0Perhaps I should use a &quot;lo&#39;i&quot; after all: &quot;ro lo&#39;i=
 ro<br>

<div class=3D"im">slabu marji ku gunma lo ratni&quot;.<br><br></div>Regardi=
ng =A0the question of using the second place of &quot;marji&quot;,<br>I hav=
e decided that that is not enough to cover the types of<br>&quot;made of&qu=
ot; that I have in mind; &quot;a line is made of (composed of)<br>
points&quot; or &quot;a Fraction Object is made of (composed of) two<br>Int=
eger Objects&quot; -- a programming example --; neither of these<br>is rega=
rded as being made of *matter* at all, but both fall<br>within the concept =
of &quot;made of&quot; or &quot;composed of&quot; as I believe<br>
it needs to be defined. =A0&quot;gunma&quot; appears to be the best *gismu*=
<br>for the job, though I wouldn&#39;t object to a lujvo being used for<br>=
the job.<br>
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