[lojban] A word "number of". It shouldn't be that hard. Yeesh.

[Robin Lee Powell <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On Tue, May 31, 2005 at 10:30:55PM -0400, Kevin Reid wrote:
> I mentioned this on #lojban IRC and rlpowell asked me to ask this list.

Bump.  English subject.

> What's the appropriate selbri for "x1 is the number of
> members/cardinality of set x2"?
> 
> {mei} is obvious, but does not have an ordinary place for the
> number, so can't be used directly for a sumti referring to the
> number.
> 
> So far, I see:
> 
>   lo se zilkancu be sy.
>   
>   lo se klani be sy.   -- what's the x3?
> 
>   da poi de vei mo'e ke'a ve'o mei sy. ku'o

I have no idea.  I'm just hoping someone else will notice.

-Robin

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