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Discussion of "cukla"
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Comment #2: Re: Characteristics
gleki (Sat Jan 16 07:40:07 2016)

krtisfranks wrote:
> I think that the shape should be mostly round (but not necessarily
> perfectly/ideally circular).
>
> Additionally, it might be that the default assumption is that, in the
> abstract(ion), the shape is (essentially) closed. I normally would
consider
> spirals to be "round"/"circular", but since they qualify (according to
the
> original definitions) as djine (which has, in its nature, roundness but
> which seems to be more forgiving/general (including with dimensionality
but
> not restricted thereto)) in Lojban, I think that they should not qualify
as
> cukla. Or, of course, we can have another word.

Actually this "djine might not be closed" is rather confusing. A normal
geometically formalized definitions of "round","circle","spiral","ellipse"
+ similar concepts for 3D etc. are necessary imo preferably not via
proliferating new words but instead by planning better place structures or
even bridi

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