[lojban] mei

[Luke Bergen <lukeabergen@gmail.com>]

Looking at http://vlasisku.lojban.org/mei I would guess that the x1 of {Xmei} would be a mass formed from a set (x2) whose X members are (x3).

But then I look at http://vlasisku.lojban.org/cimei and it says that x1 is a set.  So if I talk about {lo cimei gerku cu batci lo mripre} am I saying that as a mass, the three dogs bit the mailman or am I saying that the set of three dogs bites the mailman? 

I forget some of the differences between sets and masses.  I think if a set of 3 things does a thing then all 3 must have done it individually where as long as 1 of a mass of 3 does a thing then the entire mass has done it.  So there is certainly a difference in meaning.

So which is it?

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