From phma@oltronics.net Fri Jun 22 15:58:27 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: phma@ixazon.dynip.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_1_3); 22 Jun 2001 22:58:27 -0000 Received: (qmail 77449 invoked from network); 22 Jun 2001 22:58:26 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by l9.egroups.com with QMQP; 22 Jun 2001 22:58:26 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO neofelis.ixazon.lan) (207.15.133.18) by mta1 with SMTP; 22 Jun 2001 22:58:25 -0000 Received: by neofelis.ixazon.lan (Postfix, from userid 500) id B06083C567; Fri, 22 Jun 2001 18:58:22 -0400 (EDT) Reply-To: phma@oltronics.net To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [lojban] Normal Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 18:56:17 -0400 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29.2] Content-Type: text/plain References: <5.1.0.14.0.20010622130038.02d6ea70@postoffice.pacbell.net> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20010622130038.02d6ea70@postoffice.pacbell.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <01062218582203.24224@neofelis> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: phma@ixazon.dynip.com From: Pierre Abbat On Fri, 22 Jun 2001, Edward Cherlin wrote: >I would suggest the place structure > >na'orcu'o: x1 is random with a normal distribution, and has mean x2, and SD x3 > >I believe that this order reflects the frequency of use of the places, and >I don't see the value of a "conditions" place. The conditions on x1 can be >expressed within the statement of x1. There is only one normal >distribution, and it is specified entirely by its mean and SD. But then how would you say that something *is* a normal distribution? phma