Re: The word "symbol"
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:53:35 +0300
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"VC" <boston103_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > "vc" <boston103_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >> 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)".
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> >> 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 ?
> A FOL language is context-independent.
A tuple in a relation of a relational database can be a symbol for a
relation between some things.
Would you say a tuple is a name ?
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