Re: Interpretation of Relations
From: paul c <toledobythesea_at_oohay.ac>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:24:25 GMT
Message-ID: <JT1sh.703849$5R2.657297_at_pd7urf3no>
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> Thanks for your reply.
>
> I think my original post was unclear in stating my problem, since this
> is the second reply which talks about my impoverished domain.
> ...
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:24:25 GMT
Message-ID: <JT1sh.703849$5R2.657297_at_pd7urf3no>
Joe Thurbon wrote:
> Tonkuma wrote:
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>> Joe Thurbon wrote: >> >>> indicates that I don't know the colour of Joe's hair. It really means >>> >>> NOT Joes hair is Red >>> NOT Joes hair is Blond >>> >>> Is this right? If so, it leads me to a question about modelling missing >>> information. (And a lot of other questions, too). If not, is there a >>> simple thing that I've missed? >>> >> If you really don't know the colour of Joe's hair. Joe's >> hair color may be Red, Blond, Brown, White, Black, etc. >> There are many possibilities including Red or Blond. You can't say >> definitly "NOT Joes hair is Red" and/or "NOT Joes hair is Blond". >>
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> Thanks for your reply.
>
> I think my original post was unclear in stating my problem, since this
> is the second reply which talks about my impoverished domain.
> ...
Not impoverished, rather unnecessary! For this purpose the only domain you need is hair colour.
p Received on Fri Jan 19 2007 - 12:24:25 CET