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- What is the most general term for Y in "X.Y = Z" (ie "john.color =
red" or "john.like = mary" or john.father = adam)? Y is sometimes
called a verb, property, predicate, function, relation, relationship,
etc.
- Are there any well knows classifications for Y (besides reflexive,
symmetric, transitive). For example, the following two group of "verbs"
seem to fall in two different classifications: parent, child, boss,
employee vs like, hate, bite, hit. What is the name of the two
classifications?
Received on Wed Dec 15 2004 - 16:18:16 CST
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