Re: [lojban] xukmi instance

["A. PIEKARSKI" <totus@rogers.com>]

> 
> On Tuesday 30 November 2010 12:44:34 A. PIEKARSKI wrote:
> > coi
> >
> > Can anyone offer a suggestion as to the meaning of "instance" in the
> > gismu definition of {xukmi}?:
> >
> > 'x1 is an instance of substance/chemical/drug x2 (individual or mass) with
> > purity x3'
> >
> > I've checked several dictionaries for "instance", but nothing fits.
> 
> I think it means, for instance:
> x1 is the bag of sea salt on my counter
> x2 is pure sodium chloride
> x3 is some number a little less than 1.
> I don't usually think of sea salt as a chemical, though; I eat it, rather than 

> pure NaCl, because it has all those other elements. Getting the right mix in 
> the Lobgugde space station is going to be a bit tricky.
> 

I think you are right.  However, there must be a better word than "instance" for 
this.
Most other gismu of this type seem to use "a quanity of...".

totus

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