Return-Path: <@FINHUTC.HUT.FI:LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET> Received: from FINHUTC.hut.fi by xiron.pc.helsinki.fi with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.28.1 #1) id m0qsaft-00005XC; Wed, 5 Oct 94 20:02 EET Message-Id: Received: from FINHUTC.HUT.FI by FINHUTC.hut.fi (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 5234; Wed, 05 Oct 94 20:02:53 EET Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin MAILER@SEARN) by FINHUTC.HUT.FI (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 5232; Wed, 5 Oct 1994 20:02:52 +0200 Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin LISTSERV@SEARN) by SEARN.SUNET.SE (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 1701; Wed, 5 Oct 1994 18:59:54 +0100 Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 18:14:09 +0100 Reply-To: ucleaar Sender: Lojban list From: ucleaar Subject: Re: admirers of 50% of symphonies X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Veijo Vilva In-Reply-To: (Your message of Tue, 04 Oct 94 20:04:34 EDT.) Content-Length: 724 Lines: 23 > > (1) Each admirer admires some but not necessarily each of this 50% > > of symphonies > > lei neltce be su'o le re le zgikrsimfoni,a > The admirers of at least one of the two of the symphonies. > > > (2) Each admirer admires each of the same 50% > > lei neltce be le re le zgikrsimfoni,a > The admirers of the two of the symphonies. > > > (3) Each admirer admires each of a possibly different 50% > > lei neltce be re le zgikrsimfoni,a > The admirers of two of the symphonies. How does this give us "50% of", or "0.5 of", or "one in two of"? I want to be able to say this without knowing the total number of symphonies. And in one of the cases do I have in mind a specific subset of symphonies in mind. --- And