From @uga.cc.uga.edu:lojban@cuvmb.bitnet Thu Jun 01 22:03:01 1995 Received: from punt2.demon.co.uk by stryx.demon.co.uk with SMTP id AA3217 ; Thu, 01 Jun 95 22:02:59 BST Received: from punt2.demon.co.uk via puntmail for ia@stryx.demon.co.uk; Thu, 01 Jun 95 00:44:22 GMT Received: from uga.cc.uga.edu by punt2.demon.co.uk id aa21444; 1 Jun 95 1:43 +0100 Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU by uga.cc.uga.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 7994; Wed, 31 May 95 19:55:32 EDT Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@UGA) by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 0340; Wed, 31 May 1995 19:46:40 -0400 Date: Wed, 31 May 1995 16:45:35 -0700 Reply-To: "John E. Clifford" Sender: Lojban list From: "John E. Clifford" Subject: properties of masses X-To: lojban list To: Iain Alexander Message-ID: <9506010144.aa21444@punt2.demon.co.uk> Status: R The short word for the relation between the properties of components of a mass and tose of the mass is "sum," in its broadest (or most ambiguous) sense. Sometimes, as in weights, it is an arithmetic sum; other times, as with the classic "inhabit," it is logical sum ("or," so if one component has it the mass does); often it is some metaphorical, like the teamwork cases. In almost all of these but the arithmetic one, we can shorthand by using the mass wherever we might use the name or cluster of names of members and get the right result. There is, consequently, no way to get from the proeprties of the mass to those of the components -- at least not specific components. pc>|83