Re: Demo: Modelling Cost of Travel Paths Between Towns
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:37:45 +0100
Message-ID: <cni510$gs8$1_at_news.net.uni-c.dk>
"Alan" <not.me_at_uhuh.rcn.com> skrev i en meddelelse
news:5c0nd.10627$k%4.170_at_trndny07...
<snip - about comparing various representations of "unknown" and the
meaning hereof, and the problems ... >
> Values are representations of facts, and the rules surrounding facts are
I must confess that I don't quite understand this.
A value is a representation of a fact (?)
A particular value can mean different things to different people
Ergo (?)
May I assume that you are stating that the fact "Mary likes John" is in fact
(no pun intended) open for interpretation, such that even if true, it may be
> determined by the people who use the facts, not by the universe. IOW, a
> particular value can mean different things to different people at
different
> times in different places. This is the essence of what you have a hard
time
> understanding. A symbolic representation does not always have the same
> connotation.
A fact can mean different things to different people
Ie. a database may contain misinterpretations of the reality. That is
ceartainly true. It is a fact :-)
Oh, we have to be very carefull here...
Received on Thu Nov 18 2004 - 13:37:45 CET