Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 01:34:32 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: [lojban] Re: Proposal: loi lerfu tcita detri; the final word on the
 problem of dates and times?
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Another idea: define {to'e broda}, where broda is a measurement unit, to 
mean {broda te'ai ni'upa}; i.e. the reciprocal of the unit.

Thus {to'e snidu} = s^-1 or Hertz, {to'e mitre} = m^-1 or diopter. 
Philosophical basis is that now these units are no longer measuring length 
but shortness, in time and in space respectively.

So now miles per hour is {lo pi'ai minli to'e cacra}. {pi'ai} may be 
droppable from all but the most technical contexts: just assume via 
convention that when we put two measurement units in a tanru, we intend to 
multiply them. Then we can possibly build the lujvo {minlytolcacra} (though 
the La Bangu project does want to avoid proliferating lujvo). This possibly 
fixes the problem that existing measurement-combination lujvo such as 
{cacryminli} have no standard as to how they should be constructed.

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Another idea: define {to'e broda}, where broda is a measur=
ement unit, to mean {broda te'ai ni'upa}; i.e. the reciprocal of the unit.<=
div><br></div><div>Thus {to'e snidu} =3D s^-1 or Hertz, {to'e mitre} =3D m^=
-1 or diopter. Philosophical basis is that now these units are no longer me=
asuring length but shortness, in time and in space respectively.</div><div>=
<br></div><div>So now miles per hour is {lo pi'ai minli to'e cacra}. {pi'ai=
} may be droppable from all but the most technical contexts: just assume vi=
a convention that when we put two measurement units in a tanru, we intend t=
o multiply them. Then we can possibly build the lujvo {minlytolcacra} (thou=
gh the La Bangu project does want to avoid proliferating lujvo). This possi=
bly fixes the problem that existing measurement-combination lujvo such as {=
cacryminli} have no standard as to how they should be constructed.</div></d=
iv>

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