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From: davep@tekecs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Commonsense Reasoning?
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Date: Tue, 19-Jun-84 21:34:05 EDT
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>   From: brianp@shark.UUCP (Brian Peterson)
>   
>        About "if 3 is half of 5, what is a third of 10?"
>   
>   It is interesting to note the assumptions that might be made here.
>   One could assume that all numbers retain their good-old standard meaning,
>   except 3, when compared to 5.  Then the chain of relationships
>   (3:5/2, 6:5, 12:10, 4:10/3) can be made. 

If one redefines "3, when compared to 5", shouldn't the 3 be redefined in all
instances of the "chain of relationships"? If so, one could conclude that 
one-"third" of 10 is 24/5 : 3:5/2, 6:5, 12:10, 12/(5/2):10/3, 24/5:10/3.


					    David Patterson
					    Tektronix, Inc.
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