Re: Operationalize orthogonality

From: x <x_at_not-exists.org>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 16:01:12 +0300
Message-ID: <e5hfh5$pbj$1_at_nntp.aioe.org>


"David Cressey" <dcressey_at_verizon.net> wrote in message news:H3Xeg.6315$o%3.4122_at_trndny07...
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> "x" <x_at_not-exists.org> wrote in message news:e5hbn7$n4i$1_at_nntp.aioe.org...
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> > "U-gene" <grigoriev-e_at_yandex.ru> wrote in message
> > news:1148989329.212230.40130_at_38g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > > >How you measure lengts in meters ?
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> > > I'm afraid to answer your question ;-).
> > Don't worry. I don't bite. Maybe others.
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> > > Do you remenber cork what is both round and square simultaneously?
> > Yes. I put it in the neck of evry bottle still not empty.
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> >

> OK, I'll bite:

When I said "bite" above, I was talking about some dog bites, not about you.

> How do you measure length in meters?

> By measuring the ratio between the length to be measured and the length of
> the standard meter.

How do you measure the ratio. Don't answer that. What it represent ? Is it a relation ?
Maybe we should consider some other units like C and K for temperature or some other convertions with a slightly more complex formula. Received on Tue May 30 2006 - 15:01:12 CEST

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