From thinkit8@lycos.com Sun Oct 21 22:37:46 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: thinkit8@lycos.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_0_1); 22 Oct 2001 05:37:46 -0000 Received: (qmail 67266 invoked from network); 22 Oct 2001 05:37:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by l10.egroups.com with QMQP; 22 Oct 2001 05:37:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO n10.groups.yahoo.com) (10.1.10.49) by mta1 with SMTP; 22 Oct 2001 05:37:45 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: thinkit8@lycos.com Received: from [10.1.10.64] by n10.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 22 Oct 2001 05:37:36 -0000 Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 05:35:57 -0000 To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: binary cmavo Message-ID: <9r0b7t+o9fn@eGroups.com> In-Reply-To: <9qno5t+8pfd@eGroups.com> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 684 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 24.5.121.32 From: thinkit8@lycos.com X-Yahoo-Profile: thinkit41 --- In lojban@y..., thinkit8@l... wrote: > i propose two cmavo dedicated to the binary digits 0 and 1. thus > every time you use them, you have to mean the number to be taken as > binary. they would fit fine in the PA selma'o. also, they would mix > with the other numbers to create implied mixed-base numbers. > especially useful in areas that use a power of 2, but also valid in > duodecimal or decimal areas. any comments? > > i'd like them to be monosyballic, but that may be too much to ask. > i'll have to look carefully so we don't have another rei/xei problem > again. um...bump? ah, in lojban, that would be krefu se casnu bo jarco...or maybe mabla sinxa.