Return-Path: Received: from SEGATE.SUNET.SE by xiron.pc.helsinki.fi with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.28.1 #1) id m0tKBUH-0000ZUC; Mon, 27 Nov 95 23:53 EET Message-Id: Received: from listmail.sunet.se by SEGATE.SUNET.SE (LSMTP for OpenVMS v1.0a) with SMTP id 9AA29289 ; Mon, 27 Nov 1995 22:53:17 +0100 Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 16:28:06 -0500 Reply-To: John Cowan Sender: Lojban list From: John Cowan Subject: Re: fuzzy truth X-To: Lojban List To: Veijo Vilva In-Reply-To: <199511232039.PAA22115@locke.ccil.org> from "ucleaar" at Nov 23, 95 08:25:54 pm Content-Length: 1046 Lines: 34 la .and. cusku di'e > Steve argues eloquently for the need to express fuzzy truth > using numbers and for the psychological naturalishness of > doing so. I am persuaded by these arguments, and conclude > that we therefore need a new one-member selmao that takes > a number expression (like MOI and ROI do) and yields a NA. > I will call this cmavo {xoi} in selmao XOI. > > But this isn't the job for a brivla, for if you are content with > a brivla then we already have what you need: {jei}. > > li pi mu jei mi clani > "O.5 is the truth value of that I am tall" I applaud this. > In contrast, I want us to be able to say: > > mi pi mu xoi clani > pi mu xoi ku mi clani Diffidently I point out that this is another possible application for the Dreaded Subscript: mi ja'a xipimu clani ja'a xipimuku mi clani Unless I hear sound objections (as opposed to loud howls) I'll write this into the text paper. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org e'osai ko sarji la lojban.