TECH: fuzzy

["Steven M. Belknap" <sbelknap@UIC.EDU>]

and cusku di'e
>> In contrast, I want us to be able to say:
>>
>>    mi pi mu xoi clani
>>    pi mu xoi ku mi clani
>
cowan cusku di'e
>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.

I assume by this you mean using subscripts for fuzzy expressions, as in
your example, not using <xoi>. I have no objection, although wouldn't the
xoi selma'o be simpler & more flexible. Can you distinguish interval from
ratio scales with subscripts?

co'o mi'e. la stivn.



Steven M. Belknap, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria

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