Quoting ARLO J BENSINGER JR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [Platt] > If you meant "semiotic" why didn't you say so? Numbers aren't words. > > [Arlo] > Sure they are. Tell me a number that is not a word.... > > I mentioned semiosis because you apparently think that writing it "2+2=4" > (mathematical notation) is somehow different from the words this sentence > conveys (namely "two plus two equals four"). > > I mean, when you read this "2+2=4" in your head, don't you say the "words"?
Sometimes, yes. Sometimes, no. But I'll bet their are plenty of mathematicians who don't verbalize their equations. I agree with what Ham said about having non-verbal concepts. ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
