David Hobby wrote:
> The above would have been easier to state if we had general kinship
> terms based on degrees of genetic relatedness. Sibling, parent and
> child are all "halves". Grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece,
> nephew, half-sibling, and so on are "quarters". And you know you're
> really a redneck if you need fractions which aren't negative powers
> of two!
Oh, like 17/2^N for some N? I think that number (not sure what N is)
describes my kinship relation to a particular someone. Details
available upon request. (Anyone wanting details to actually calculate
the mess, ask!)
Julia
whose kinship relation to her sister is actually slightly over 1/2, and
details on *that* are available upon request, as well, for anyone either
interested or wanting to calculate *that* particular mess
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