[lojban] Re: how to say manifold

[Pierre Abbat <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On Wednesday 03 November 2004 10:57, jordi mas wrote:
> {coi xorxes}, by saying "a translation" like that
> you are assuming that the term originated in
> English. But mathematics is definitely not such a
> field. Maybe it was the other way round,
> and historically "manifold" is a
> translation of the Romance "variété/variedad".

I've seen "linear variety" in English.

> > I propose {cmacyvrici}.
>
> Me too.

With what place structure? "x1 is a manifold/variety with properties x2"? Can 
something be mathematically various?

phma
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