Re: The word "symbol"

From: x <x_at_not-exists.org>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:19:14 +0300
Message-ID: <dds7i5$e1g$1@domitilla.aioe.org>

"vc" <boston103_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1124114572.711200.256120_at_g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

> No, the names are, in fact, different. The ambiguity issue is
> resolved by applying the default context which is the decimal base.
> Should one want to use multiple bases in a formal discourse, one would
> be prudent to employ unambigous notation: "10(Decimal)", "A(Hex)".

> In the natural language, the name "John" is actually context."John".
> If the context itself is ambiguous, one can easily resolve the problem
> by making the context more specific: giving person's last name, John's
> location at the table, etc.

What is a "context" in first order language ? Received on Tue Aug 16 2005 - 03:19:14 CDT