Subject: Re: [lojban] Re: Induction

From: "Adam Raizen" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 22:57:59 +0200

la .xorxes. cusku di'e

> >We still don't have a way to say "conclude", whether by induction,
> >deduction, or abduction (i.e. the bridi equivalent of "ja'o").
Unless
> >perhaps this is "jinvi".
>
> Maybe jivbi'o: x1 concludes (comes to believe) that x2 is true
> about x3 based on x4.

Maybe also 'kanji': mi kanji le nu do se xajmi kei le nu do cmila

la .lojbab. cusku di'e

> nibli certainly refers to deduction.

Does this mean it's not a good idea to say something like:

le nu la .sokrates. e so'i drata remna cu mrobi'o cu nibli le nu
ro remna cu mrobi'o

Isn't nibli a little more general than just deduction with its x3?

mu'o mi'e .adam.