Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site tekecs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!vaxine!wjh12!genrad!decvax!ucbvax!ucbcad!tektronix!orca!tekecs!davep From: davep@tekecs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.ai Subject: Re: Commonsense Reasoning? Message-ID: <3861@tekecs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 19-Jun-84 21:34:05 EDT Article-I.D.: tekecs.3861 Posted: Tue Jun 19 21:34:05 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 21-Jun-84 01:38:17 EDT References: <953@sri-arpa.UUCP> <836@shark.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 26 [!] > 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. Wilsonville Industrial Park P.O. Box 1000 Wilsonville, Oregon 97070 (503) 685-2568 {ucb or dec}vax!tektronix!tekecs!davep uucp address davep@tektronix csnet address davep.tektronix@rand-relay arpa address