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Le jeudi 6 f=C3=A9vrier 2014 20:33:19 UTC+9, selpa'i a =C3=A9crit :
>
> la .guskant. cu cusku di'e=20
> >     Once you have a mass, then that mass is a new individual altogether=
.=20
> >     But=20
> >     a sumti like {mi'o} or {mi jo'u do} is not a mass, it's just two=20
> >     individuals together.=20
> >=20
> > I use the term "mass" as something in a domain of plural variable,=20
> > saying nothing about collectivity/distributivity.=20
> > I know BPFK and you use the term "mass" only for "collective mass", but=
=20
> > I think this usage is confusing for beginners, because:=20
> >=20
> > 1. CLL uses the term "mass" more generally, not always for collective=
=20
> mass;=20
> > 2. the English word "mass" is too vague to be used as a technical term=
=20
> > that involving collectivity;=20
> > 3. it is useful to define "mass" as follows:=20
> > "mass" =3Dca'e "something in a domain of plural variable";=20
> > "collective mass" =3Dca'e "mass that satisfies the predicate=20
> collectively";=20
> > "distributive mass" =3Dca'e "mass that satisfies the predicate=20
> > distributively".=20
>
> The term "mass" is confusing exactly because it has been used to mean so=
=20
> many different things. I would avoid the term myself. However, whenever=
=20
> I say mass, I mean {gunma}.=20
>
> {lo gunma} is an individual, too. The referent of {lo gunma} is the=20
> "mass", not its members, which is the whole point of {gunma}. I also=20
> think that {gunma}'s semantics aren't very clear. We still don't have a=
=20
> definite answer on what properties a {gunma} has, how those properties=20
> are related to its members, and whether it can attain new properties,=20
> and which ones. For me, a {gunma} is a whole new entity, and it can be=20
> the value of a singular variable. There is also no question of=20
> distributivity with {gunma}, as it is just one thing (unless you have=20
> multiple {gunma}, in which case {lo PA gunma} is the same as any other=20
> {lo PA broda}, not specifying distributivity).=20
>
> > If you suggest another short term for "something in a domain of plural=
=20
> > variable, saying nothing about collectivity/distributivity", I would=20
> > abandon my usage of "mass" in this meaning.=20
>
> A term that I've been using, but which doesn't seem to be very=20
> wide-spread (yet?), is "individual-collection". Anything that can be=20
> expressed as {X jo'u Y jo'u Z ...} is an individual collection and is=20
> identical to a {lo broda} with those {jo'u}-connected referents.=20
>
> > Yes, but whether {lo ckafi}, {lo prenu} etc. are individual or not=20
> > depends on epistemology, and the epistemology depends on the universe o=
f=20
> > discourse, on the context.=20
> > It is not defined by Lojban.=20
>
> The way I see it, any {lo broda} is an individual (or an=20
> individual-collection). It doesn't matter what {broda} is. What kind of=
=20
> individuals there are in {lo broda} depends on {broda}, but they are=20
> still always individuals. There is no difference between {lo ckafi} and=
=20
> {lo prenu} in terms of individualness.=20
>


Do you still mean=20
"SUMTI is individual" =3Dca'e {RO DA poi ke'a me SUMTI zo'u SUMTI me DA}
with the term "individual"?

If so, keeping {lo broda} to be individual requires attentiveness on the=20
universe of discourse, and reduces the flexibility of the language.

Let me give an example.

lo prenu cu jmaji gi'e jukpa gi'e citka

I want to mean with this sentence that this {lo prenu} consists of at least=
=20
two persons {by} and {cy}, and satisfies {jmaji} collectively {je}=20
non-distributively, {jukpa} collectively {ja} distributively, {citka}=20
non-collectively {je} distributively. This {lo} cannot be replaced by {loi}=
=20
because I want it to satisfy a selbri non-collectively.

For this {lo prenu}, {by me lo prenu} is true, but {lo prenu me by} is=20
false, so this {lo prenu} is not individual.
It is still possible that you don't include {by} and {cy} in your universe=
=20
of discourse and say that {lo prenu} is individual, but it is your=20
epistemology, and not defined by the language.

=20

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><br>Le jeudi 6 f=C3=A9vrier 2014 20:33:19 UTC+9, selpa=
'i a =C3=A9crit&nbsp;:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;=
margin-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">la .gusk=
ant. cu cusku di'e
<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; Once you have a mass, then that mass is a new indivi=
dual altogether.
<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; But
<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; a sumti like {mi'o} or {mi jo'u do} is not a mass, i=
t's just two
<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; individuals together.
<br>&gt;
<br>&gt; I use the term "mass" as something in a domain of plural variable,
<br>&gt; saying nothing about collectivity/distributivity.
<br>&gt; I know BPFK and you use the term "mass" only for "collective mass"=
, but
<br>&gt; I think this usage is confusing for beginners, because:
<br>&gt;
<br>&gt; 1. CLL uses the term "mass" more generally, not always for collect=
ive mass;
<br>&gt; 2. the English word "mass" is too vague to be used as a technical =
term
<br>&gt; that involving collectivity;
<br>&gt; 3. it is useful to define "mass" as follows:
<br>&gt; "mass" =3Dca'e "something in a domain of plural variable";
<br>&gt; "collective mass" =3Dca'e "mass that satisfies the predicate colle=
ctively";
<br>&gt; "distributive mass" =3Dca'e "mass that satisfies the predicate
<br>&gt; distributively".
<br>
<br>The term "mass" is confusing exactly because it has been used to mean s=
o=20
<br>many different things. I would avoid the term myself. However, whenever=
=20
<br>I say mass, I mean {gunma}.
<br>
<br>{lo gunma} is an individual, too. The referent of {lo gunma} is the=20
<br>"mass", not its members, which is the whole point of {gunma}. I also=20
<br>think that {gunma}'s semantics aren't very clear. We still don't have a=
=20
<br>definite answer on what properties a {gunma} has, how those properties=
=20
<br>are related to its members, and whether it can attain new properties,=
=20
<br>and which ones. For me, a {gunma} is a whole new entity, and it can be=
=20
<br>the value of a singular variable. There is also no question of=20
<br>distributivity with {gunma}, as it is just one thing (unless you have=
=20
<br>multiple {gunma}, in which case {lo PA gunma} is the same as any other=
=20
<br>{lo PA broda}, not specifying distributivity).
<br>
<br>&gt; If you suggest another short term for "something in a domain of pl=
ural
<br>&gt; variable, saying nothing about collectivity/distributivity", I wou=
ld
<br>&gt; abandon my usage of "mass" in this meaning.
<br>
<br>A term that I've been using, but which doesn't seem to be very=20
<br>wide-spread (yet?), is "individual-collection". Anything that can be=20
<br>expressed as {X jo'u Y jo'u Z ...} is an individual collection and is=
=20
<br>identical to a {lo broda} with those {jo'u}-connected referents.
<br>
<br>&gt; Yes, but whether {lo ckafi}, {lo prenu} etc. are individual or not
<br>&gt; depends on epistemology, and the epistemology depends on the unive=
rse of
<br>&gt; discourse, on the context.
<br>&gt; It is not defined by Lojban.
<br>
<br>The way I see it, any {lo broda} is an individual (or an=20
<br>individual-collection). It doesn't matter what {broda} is. What kind of=
=20
<br>individuals there are in {lo broda} depends on {broda}, but they are=20
<br>still always individuals. There is no difference between {lo ckafi} and=
=20
<br>{lo prenu} in terms of individualness.
<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Do you still mean&nbsp;</di=
v><div>"SUMTI is individual" =3Dca'e {RO DA poi ke'a me SUMTI zo'u SUMTI me=
 DA}</div><div>with the term "individual"?</div><div><br></div><div>If so, =
keeping {lo broda} to be individual requires attentiveness on the universe =
of discourse, and reduces the flexibility of the language.</div><div><br></=
div><div>Let me give an example.</div><div><br></div><div>lo prenu cu jmaji=
 gi'e jukpa gi'e citka</div><div><br></div><div>I want to mean with this se=
ntence that this {lo prenu} consists of at least two persons {by} and {cy},=
 and satisfies {jmaji} collectively {je} non-distributively, {jukpa} collec=
tively {ja} distributively, {citka} non-collectively {je} distributively. T=
his {lo} cannot be replaced by {loi} because I want it to satisfy a selbri =
non-collectively.</div><div><br></div><div>For this {lo prenu}, {by me lo p=
renu} is true, but {lo prenu me by} is false, so this {lo prenu} is not ind=
ividual.</div><div>It is still possible that you don't include {by} and {cy=
} in your universe of discourse and say that {lo prenu} is individual, but =
it is your epistemology, and not defined by the language.</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>&nbsp;</div></div>

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