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Discussion of "bo'a'oi"
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Comment #1: Should be applied to sumti, clauses or predicates?
gleki (Mon May 20 14:29:34 2019)

How to say "that cat is dead and alive" then? If predicates then place
structures must be signed probably

Comment #2: Re: Should be applied to sumti, clauses or predicates?
Curtis W Franks (Wed May 22 13:50:38 2019)

gleki wrote:
> How to say "that cat is dead and alive" then? If predicates then place
> structures must be signed probably

While I do not really know how it would be used in contexts other than on
predicates or maybe somehow with states or other specific objects, I think
that it is probably best to keep the syntactic functionality identical to
that of "joi" and let the user figure it out for themself by means of
the basic language structure. (It potentially gets complicated if the base
form of this word is restricted to working on only predicates). Perhaps
someone will eventually be able to come up with examples of other usages -
I do not want to keep them from being able to do that in my hubris. :)

Comment #3: Re: Should be applied to sumti, clauses or predicates?
gleki (Wed May 22 16:01:15 2019)

krtisfranks wrote:
> gleki wrote:
> > How to say "that cat is dead and alive" then? If predicates then place
> > structures must be signed probably
>
> While I do not really know how it would be used in contexts other than
on
> predicates or maybe somehow with states or other specific objects, I
think
> that it is probably best to keep the syntactic functionality identical
to
> that of "joi" and let the user figure it out for themself by means of
> the basic language structure. (It potentially gets complicated if the
base
> form of this word is restricted to working on only predicates). Perhaps
> someone will eventually be able to come up with examples of other usages
-
> I do not want to keep them from being able to do that in my hubris. :)

How would you yourself say that "the cat is dead and alive" in lojban?

Comment #4: Re: Should be applied to sumti, clauses or predicates?
Curtis W Franks (Thu May 23 14:15:40 2019)

gleki wrote:
> krtisfranks wrote:
> > gleki wrote:
> > > How to say "that cat is dead and alive" then? If predicates then
place
> > > structures must be signed probably
> >
> > While I do not really know how it would be used in contexts other than
> on
> > predicates or maybe somehow with states or other specific objects, I
> think
> > that it is probably best to keep the syntactic functionality identical
> to
> > that of "joi" and let the user figure it out for themself by means
of
> > the basic language structure. (It potentially gets complicated if the
> base
> > form of this word is restricted to working on only predicates).
Perhaps
> > someone will eventually be able to come up with examples of other
usages
> -
> > I do not want to keep them from being able to do that in my hubris. :)
>
> How would you yourself say that "the cat is dead and alive" in lojban?

"lo mlatu cu jmive gi bo'a'oi morsi", I would think/propose.

Assumptions:
* By "and", you mean "superposition" in the present sense.
* Right now, I am using MAD Proposal #2 (
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/lojban/ExtEumbYoQg ) in order to
allow for "gi joi" as an afterthought bridi-tail nonlogical connective.
This is for clarity and utility.


Without that last assumption, it would be:
"lo mlatu cu bo'a'oi gi jmive gi morsi".
("The cat is superpositionally-both alive and dead").


___

Re-emphasizing/clarifying: I do not know how "bo'a'oi" would be used in
other positions, but I can conceive of it being possible.

Comment #5: Re: Should be applied to sumti, clauses or predicates?
gleki (Thu May 23 14:27:34 2019)

krtisfranks wrote:
> gleki wrote:
> > krtisfranks wrote:
> > > gleki wrote:
> > > > How to say "that cat is dead and alive" then? If predicates then
> place
> > > > structures must be signed probably
> > >
> > > While I do not really know how it would be used in contexts other
than
> > on
> > > predicates or maybe somehow with states or other specific objects, I
> > think
> > > that it is probably best to keep the syntactic functionality
identical
> > to
> > > that of "joi" and let the user figure it out for themself by means
> of
> > > the basic language structure. (It potentially gets complicated if
the
> > base
> > > form of this word is restricted to working on only predicates).
> Perhaps
> > > someone will eventually be able to come up with examples of other
> usages
> > -
> > > I do not want to keep them from being able to do that in my hubris.
:)
> >
> > How would you yourself say that "the cat is dead and alive" in
lojban?
>
> "lo mlatu cu jmive gi bo'a'oi morsi", I would think/propose.
>
> Assumptions:
> * By "and", you mean "superposition" in the present sense.
> * Right now, I am using MAD Proposal #2 (
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/lojban/ExtEumbYoQg ) in order to
> allow for "gi joi" as an afterthought bridi-tail nonlogical connective.
> This is for clarity and utility.
>
>
> Without that last assumption, it would be:
> "lo mlatu cu bo'a'oi gi jmive gi morsi".
> ("The cat is superpositionally-both alive and dead").
>
>
> ___
>
> Re-emphasizing/clarifying: I do not know how "bo'a'oi" would be used in
> other positions, but I can conceive of it being possible.

Is connective useful here at all? Maybe cunso instead specifying
distribution of values?

Comment #6: Re: Should be applied to sumti, clauses or predicates?
Curtis W Franks (Thu May 23 17:48:57 2019)

gleki wrote:
> krtisfranks wrote:
> > gleki wrote:
> > > krtisfranks wrote:
> > > > gleki wrote:
> > > > > How to say "that cat is dead and alive" then? If predicates then
> > place
> > > > > structures must be signed probably
> > > >
> > > > While I do not really know how it would be used in contexts other
> than
> > > on
> > > > predicates or maybe somehow with states or other specific objects,
I
> > > think
> > > > that it is probably best to keep the syntactic functionality
> identical
> > > to
> > > > that of "joi" and let the user figure it out for themself by
means
> > of
> > > > the basic language structure. (It potentially gets complicated if
> the
> > > base
> > > > form of this word is restricted to working on only predicates).
> > Perhaps
> > > > someone will eventually be able to come up with examples of other
> > usages
> > > -
> > > > I do not want to keep them from being able to do that in my
hubris.
> :)
> > >
> > > How would you yourself say that "the cat is dead and alive" in
> lojban?
> >
> > "lo mlatu cu jmive gi bo'a'oi morsi", I would think/propose.
> >
> > Assumptions:
> > * By "and", you mean "superposition" in the present sense.
> > * Right now, I am using MAD Proposal #2 (
> > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/lojban/ExtEumbYoQg ) in order
to
> > allow for "gi joi" as an afterthought bridi-tail nonlogical
connective.
> > This is for clarity and utility.
> >
> >
> > Without that last assumption, it would be:
> > "lo mlatu cu bo'a'oi gi jmive gi morsi".
> > ("The cat is superpositionally-both alive and dead").
> >
> >
> > ___
> >
> > Re-emphasizing/clarifying: I do not know how "bo'a'oi" would be used
in
> > other positions, but I can conceive of it being possible.
>
> Is connective useful here at all? Maybe cunso instead specifying
> distribution of values?

Can you show me how would you do so? :)

I am not sure that it is useful, but I think that it might be - at least
in certain contexts. My basic goal is to give Lojban an actually correct
way by which to easily, naturally express the Schrodinger cat paradox and
other such things. Superposition is a very particular sort of mixing or
combining.

Here is an example of "bo'a'oi" being used on sumti:
"lo boxna be fi fy ku bo'a'oi gy cu se tarmi lo sumji be fy bei gy" = "A
wave of waveform f superposed-with g is in the shape of the sum of f and
g".


One could also say something like "the electric field at this point is the
superposition of electric fields E_1, …, E_n at the same point" or "the
electric field at this point is the sum of the electric fields E_1, …, E_n
at the same point". The last is closer to the mathematical formulation of
the phenomenon, but the former is an alternative, normal-speech way of
expressing it. In the former, if "superposition" is a selbri, then E_1, …,
E_n would have to be supplied as arguments somehow (via "ce", a terbri
structure like that of "sumji" (but possibly open-ended), or maybe ".(ku
j)e", although the last one might be as malgli as would be using the same
construct for "he and she carried the piano" (use "joi" instead)). In any
case, an alternative would be simply to say something with E_1 bo'a'oi E2
bo'a'oi … bo'a'oi E_n; in fact, this option would not even require the
definition of a net electric field E=E_1 + … + E_n either explicitly or
implicitly via "lo sumji be E_1 bei lo sumji be E_2 bei … bei lo sumji be
E_(n-1) bei E_n", which clearly will save the user a lot of effort.

Comment #7: Re: Should be applied to sumti, clauses or predicates?
gleki (Fri May 24 09:24:45 2019)

krtisfranks wrote:
> gleki wrote:
> > krtisfranks wrote:
> > > gleki wrote:
> > > > krtisfranks wrote:
> > > > > gleki wrote:
> > > > > > How to say "that cat is dead and alive" then? If predicates
then
> > > place
> > > > > > structures must be signed probably
> > > > >
> > > > > While I do not really know how it would be used in contexts
other
> > than
> > > > on
> > > > > predicates or maybe somehow with states or other specific
objects,
> I
> > > > think
> > > > > that it is probably best to keep the syntactic functionality
> > identical
> > > > to
> > > > > that of "joi" and let the user figure it out for themself by
> means
> > > of
> > > > > the basic language structure. (It potentially gets complicated
if
> > the
> > > > base
> > > > > form of this word is restricted to working on only predicates).
> > > Perhaps
> > > > > someone will eventually be able to come up with examples of
other
> > > usages
> > > > -
> > > > > I do not want to keep them from being able to do that in my
> hubris.
> > :)
> > > >
> > > > How would you yourself say that "the cat is dead and alive" in
> > lojban?
> > >
> > > "lo mlatu cu jmive gi bo'a'oi morsi", I would think/propose.
> > >
> > > Assumptions:
> > > * By "and", you mean "superposition" in the present sense.
> > > * Right now, I am using MAD Proposal #2 (
> > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/lojban/ExtEumbYoQg ) in
order
> to
> > > allow for "gi joi" as an afterthought bridi-tail nonlogical
> connective.
> > > This is for clarity and utility.
> > >
> > >
> > > Without that last assumption, it would be:
> > > "lo mlatu cu bo'a'oi gi jmive gi morsi".
> > > ("The cat is superpositionally-both alive and dead").
> > >
> > >
> > > ___
> > >
> > > Re-emphasizing/clarifying: I do not know how "bo'a'oi" would be used
> in
> > > other positions, but I can conceive of it being possible.
> >
> > Is connective useful here at all? Maybe cunso instead specifying
> > distribution of values?
>
> Can you show me how would you do so? :)

i le mlatu cu cunso le nu ri nau zvati ti vau la sicni

>
> I am not sure that it is useful, but I think that it might be - at least
> in certain contexts.

Sure. I just wonder if undefined probability distribution in bo'a'oi is
okay in popularizing science.


> My basic goal is to give Lojban an actually correct
> way by which to easily, naturally express the Schrodinger cat paradox
and
> other such things. Superposition is a very particular sort of mixing or
> combining.
>
> Here is an example of "bo'a'oi" being used on sumti:
> "lo boxna be fi fy ku bo'a'oi gy cu se tarmi lo sumji be fy bei gy" = "A
> wave of waveform f superposed-with g is in the shape of the sum of f and
> g".
>
>
> One could also say something like "the electric field at this point is
the
> superposition of electric fields E_1, …, E_n at the same point" or "the
> electric field at this point is the sum of the electric fields E_1, …,
E_n
> at the same point". The last is closer to the mathematical formulation
of
> the phenomenon, but the former is an alternative, normal-speech way of
> expressing it. In the former, if "superposition" is a selbri, then E_1,
…,
> E_n would have to be supplied as arguments somehow (via "ce", a terbri
> structure like that of "sumji" (but possibly open-ended), or maybe ".(ku
> j)e", although the last one might be as malgli as would be using the
same
> construct for "he and she carried the piano" (use "joi" instead)). In
any
> case, an alternative would be simply to say something with E_1 bo'a'oi
E2
> bo'a'oi … bo'a'oi E_n; in fact, this option would not even require the
> definition of a net electric field E=E_1 + … + E_n either explicitly or
> implicitly via "lo sumji be E_1 bei lo sumji be E_2 bei … bei lo sumji
be
> E_(n-1) bei E_n", which clearly will save the user a lot of effort.

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