Re: [lojban] mix: additive vs subtractive

[Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com>]

  It seems to me that both statements are fine, but if you want to
specify under which system you are using, "te ma'i lo jmina" and "te
ma'i lo vimcu" might be in order here.
      --gejyspa


On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 12:43 PM, tijlan <jbotijlan@gmail.com> wrote:
> Colors are combined in two distinct ways: additive or subtractive.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_color
>
> The RGB model uses the additive primaries (e.g. computer displays),
> while the CMYK model uses the subtractive primaries (e.g. printers).
> The RGB mixing creates brighter colors, while the CMYK mixing results
> in darker colors.
>
> Fundamentally different modes of mixing. Which conjunctions will make
> the distinction in tanru?
>
> "lo xunre joi crino cu pelxu" may be true in RGB but not in CMYK; "lo
> pelxu joi nukni cu xunre" may be true in CMYK but not in RGB.
>
> The Venn diagrams for these color models seem to hint at sets as much
> as masses -- the sort of "jo'e" (union) as well as "joi" (mixed mass).
> But we can't really say that "xunre jo'e crino" is additive and "pelxu
> jo'enai nukni" subtractive in the particular sense of physical color
> combination, can we?
>
>
> mu'o
>
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