I guess he below must teach pretty good maths. I always thought
mathematicians were spawn of the devil. Even my wife is too good at it to
be entirely trusted. I suspect she stole my Fussell book.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask]
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Steve
> Sent: Thursday, 20 July 2000 03:53
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Stagmatics=Pragmatics
>
>
>
> --- shabs du wah <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > The propositional function is simply (intrinsic value = (x,y) where X=
> > substitution probability & Y = non-substitution). Where the function
> > increases the greatest is when both x and y are positive (obviously) but
>
> I don't follow this. The following is not a function
>
> intrinsic value = (x,y) where x is substitution probability and y is
> non-substitution.
>
> (x,y) is an ordered pair (remember the Cartesian coordinate system in high
> school?). Further, if both x and y are probabilities (this is not clear
> in the definition of this "function") then it is trivial that it is at its
> greatest value when both x and y are positive considering that x and y are
> from the set [0,1]. However, since we are not dealing with a function
> (see _An Introduction to Mathematical Analysis_ by Lewin and Lewin, 1988
> for a definition of a function) all the statements about a function are
> irrelevant.
>
>
> > we
> > do not as yet have an empirical fit for the function, so we have to be
> > satisfied with the pure axiomatic function. Whatever operator is used to
> > express the relationship of the X to Y there is a great deal of
>
> What? An operator, mathematical speaking, takes an element from one set
> and maps it into another (or more correctly an operator takes an element
> from one vector space and maps it to another vector space). For example,
> linear operators such as the Lebegue Integral. Since we are not dealing
> with a mapping such a statement doesn't make sense.
>
> Steve
>
> =====
> "In a nutshell, he [Steve] is 100% unadulterated evil. I do not
> believe in a
> 'Satan', but this man is as close to 'the real McCoy' as they come."
> --Jamey Lee West
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