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Subject: [lojban] "three times as big"
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This sentence from oz made me think:
{lo m=E0rce cu br=E0mau ro lo sm=E0cu poi pu'o l=E0cpu my ku'o fo lo p=EClj=
i be li
ki'o}

It is fine as it is, but I guess the intended meaning is "the vehicle was a
thousand times bigger than each rat", while it means something like "1001
times bigger", since zmadu4 is the difference.

This is irrelevant for big inexact numbers, but what if I wanted to say,
e.g., "three times bigger"? Would I have to say {bramau fo lo pilji be li
re}? What about "three times smaller"? Should I use logarithms?

For round numbers, we have gismu like {kilto}, so we can say, e.g.
{lo marce cu braki'o ro lo smacu}. What about other numbers? Can we devise
a lujvo schema?

mu'o
mi'e .asiz.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>This sentence from oz made me think:<br>{lo m=E0rce c=
u br=E0mau ro lo sm=E0cu poi pu&#39;o l=E0cpu my ku&#39;o fo lo p=EClji be =
li ki&#39;o}<br><br>It is fine as it is, but I guess the intended meaning i=
s &quot;the vehicle was a thousand times bigger than each rat&quot;, while =
it means something like &quot;1001 times bigger&quot;, since zmadu4 is the =
difference.<br>
<br></div><div>This is irrelevant for big inexact numbers, but what if I wa=
nted to say, e.g., &quot;three times bigger&quot;? Would I have to say {bra=
mau fo lo pilji be li re}? What about &quot;three times smaller&quot;? Shou=
ld I use logarithms?<br>
<br></div><div>For round numbers, we have gismu like {kilto}, so we can say=
, e.g.<br></div><div>{lo marce cu braki&#39;o ro lo smacu}. What about othe=
r numbers? Can we devise a lujvo schema?<br><br></div><div>mu&#39;o<br>
mi&#39;e .asiz.<br></div></div>

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