From lojban+bncCOib25n_BhDWk7PtBBoEh_4Yjg@googlegroups.com Mon Apr 18 16:31:51 2011 Received: from mail-vx0-f189.google.com ([209.85.220.189]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1QBxv1-0004zP-De; Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:31:51 -0700 Received: by vxk20 with SMTP id 20sf1813247vxk.16 for ; Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:31:40 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:sender :in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :x-original-sender:x-original-authentication-results:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post :list-help:list-archive:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; bh=VDlOlt0Vo4uObdnlDyb/X5fDpRyNb+SlQCqqECewPVU=; b=LjqNdJ6OxTLRQza7dJ3TkzHo56wa8C0uyT7AbFgoyCcFTdGWeUw+vviuIdrVmX/MBj 5QZTmYe4JjTa7UhKm3G0sOztjcPGkZ2K6Ajj1UYq28X+005UjDH7IHvFd2Yg9dpUH+jk jGN8ZHemZKRVxySPQ4Q/m+tOvoXpI0eH1TY8I= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list :list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive :list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; b=C5+mVsUmg+U+7uStDU5cTx9i8eWwHY3VcUvjZoF4WxDoHoj6DYPswcmpHARZbR1ZqG JZWKPrYyk43SueCKSitiQLPgZio7NVjmYWgaVhNaLLRs0/osLGuluPrTRwLkhVQXsdig JANNA2ZDYVnKSXj+c7AgyL+QWdMG/KPCw5phQ= Received: by 10.220.180.6 with SMTP id bs6mr493490vcb.47.1303169494408; Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:31:34 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.220.67.30 with SMTP id p30ls53487vci.3.gmail; Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:31:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.113.137 with SMTP id a9mr1486450vcq.10.1303169490472; Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:31:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.113.137 with SMTP id a9mr1486449vcq.10.1303169490448; Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:31:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-qw0-f54.google.com (mail-qw0-f54.google.com [209.85.216.54]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d1si350914vch.6.2011.04.18.16.31.30 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:31:30 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of rpglover64@gmail.com designates 209.85.216.54 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.216.54; Received: by qwc9 with SMTP id 9so4849276qwc.27 for ; Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:31:30 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.224.188.202 with SMTP id db10mr3824214qab.276.1303169489954; Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:31:29 -0700 (PDT) Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.224.28.203 with HTTP; Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:31:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:31:29 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban] Mathematical epsilon From: ".arpis." To: lojban@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: rpglover64@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of rpglover64@gmail.com designates 209.85.216.54 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=rpglover64@gmail.com; dkim=pass (test mode) header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 1004133512417 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf3033464987e8b104a139ca0d --20cf3033464987e8b104a139ca0d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The =CE=B5-=CE=B4 definition of a limit isn't the only use of =CE=B5 in thi= s sense, although it's the most well known. Epsilon is used to represent an arbitrarily small number, the same way that p is used to represent a prime. 2011/4/18 Jonathan Jones > On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Alex Rozenshteyn w= rote: > >> .i me'o .Epsilon bu lo'o se pilno ci'e da poi cmaci ku'o fi lo sinxa be = lo >> namcu poi na'e jimte fi lo ka cmalu >> .i ma xu namcu valsi bau la lojban smuni simsa >> .i go'i fa zo so'u xu >> >> ni'o xe fanva zoi gy >> >> The symbol "epsilon" is sometimes used in math to represent an arbitrari= ly >> small number. Is there a number word in lojban that means something simi= lar? >> Is "so'u" such a word? >> >> gy >> -- >> Alex R >> > > As in the formal definition of limits? We'd need something for =CE=B4, no= t just > =CE=B5. > > -- > mu'o mi'e .aionys. > > .i.a'o.e'e ko cmima le bende pe lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu > do zo'o > (Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D ) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "lojban" group. > To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=3Den. > --=20 mu'o mi'e .arpis. --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= lojban" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegrou= ps.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban= ?hl=3Den. --20cf3033464987e8b104a139ca0d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The =E5-=E4 definition of a limit isn't the only use of =E5 in this sen= se, although it's the most well known. Epsilon is used to represent an = arbitrarily small number, the same way that p is used to represent a prime.=

2011/4/18 Jonathan Jones &= lt;eyeonus@gmail.com>
On Mon, Apr 18= , 2011 at 2:35 PM, Alex Rozenshteyn <rpglover64@gmail.com> wrote:
.i me'o .Epsilon bu lo'o se pilno ci'e da poi cmaci ku'o fi= lo sinxa be lo namcu poi na'e jimte fi lo ka cmalu
.i= ma xu namcu valsi bau la lojban smuni simsa
.i go'i fa zo so'u = xu

ni'o xe fanva zoi gy

The symbol "epsilon" is somet= imes used in math to represent an arbitrarily small number. Is there a numb= er word in lojban that means something similar? Is "so'u" suc= h a word?

gy
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=A0=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Alex R

As in the formal definition of l= imits? We'd need something for =E4, not just =E5.

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mu'= o mi'e .aionys.

.i.a'o.e'e ko cmima le bende pe lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi= patfu do zo'o
(Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D )

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