Message-Id: <199501302344.AA07504@nfs2.digex.net>
Date:         Mon, 30 Jan 1995 22:43:45 MET
Reply-To: Goran Topic <topic@math.hr>
Sender: Lojban list <LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET>
From: Goran Topic <topic@math.hr>
Subject:      Re: replies re. ka & mamta be ma
To: Bob LeChevalier <lojbab@access.digex.net>
Status: RO

la .and. cusku zoi glico.

> > Functions usually have arguments and values. Given an argument, the
> > function gives you a value for that argument. At least that is how
> > things work in basic mathematics, I don't know about linguistics.
>
> My baby logic book says this too.
> What I don't understand is why or whether there is a difference
> between on the one hand having the function Age, with argument
> Sophy and value 30 - Age(Sophy) = 30 - and on the other hand
> having a 2-place predicate Age, with arguments Sophy and 30
> - Age(Sophy,30). I have supposed these to be equivalent.

.glico

.i .ienai .i da selbri gi'anai fancu to .i ro fancu cu selbri .i su'o
selbri na fancu toi .i lesedu'u da fancu de di kei selsmu ledu'u
rodixipa poi cmima di ba'e pa dexipa po'o poi cmima de zo'u da selbri
fidexipa ce'o dixipa .i .a'o ka'e seljmi

no'i mu'a zo nanca fancu lo'i prenu lo'ini citno .i roda poi prenu zo'u
da nanca lo ba'e pamei to .i nodi nanca lireno .e lirepa toi

no'i mu'a zo ponse selbri filo'i prenu .e lo'i selpo'e .i roda poi prenu
zo'u da ponse lo ba'e su'onomei .i to de ponse nodi .i de ponse so'adi
toi

co'o .and. mi'e. goran. poi djica lenu la lojban. se pilno

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