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Subject: Re: [lojban] "three times as big"
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  How about "lo marce cu selca'u [pa'a/tai/lo canlu be] paki'o smacu"?

               --gejyspa


On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 10:39 PM, Felipe Gon=C3=A7alves Assis <
felipeg.assis@gmail.com> wrote:

> This sentence from oz made me think:
> {lo m=C3=A0rce cu br=C3=A0mau ro lo sm=C3=A0cu poi pu'o l=C3=A0cpu my ku'=
o fo lo p=C3=AClji 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 "10=
01
> 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 devis=
e
> a lujvo schema?
>
> mu'o
> mi'e .asiz.
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<div dir=3D"ltr">=C2=A0 How about &quot;lo marce cu selca&#39;u [pa&#39;a/t=
ai/lo canlu be] paki&#39;o smacu&quot;?<div><br></div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0--gejyspa</div><div><br><div><br><=
/div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 10:39 PM, Felipe Gon=
=C3=A7alves Assis <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:felipeg.assis@gma=
il.com" target=3D"_blank">felipeg.assis@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>This sentence from oz made me think:<br>{lo m=C3=A0rc=
e cu br=C3=A0mau ro lo sm=C3=A0cu poi pu&#39;o l=C3=A0cpu my ku&#39;o fo lo=
 p=C3=AClji be li ki&#39;o}<br><br>It is fine as it is, but I guess the int=
ended meaning is &quot;the vehicle was a thousand times bigger than each ra=
t&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.<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br></font></=
span></div></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">

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