Jon AS, In NEM 3:140, Peirce made a clear distinction between the vague words of ordinary language, and the precise terminology of science: CSP> The language and symbols of ordinary life are short, defective and figurative. As little as possible is spoken, as much as possible is left to implication, imagination and belief. But scientific symbols and methods should be complete. As little as possible should be left to implication, imagination and belief. By these criteria, eg1911, as specified in L231, is complete. It is logically equivalent to every version of classical first-order logic from Frege (1879) and Peirce (1885) to the present. Nothing is left to implication, imagination, or belief. As Peirce showed in R670, a scroll is logically equivalent to a nest of two ovals. AS Peirce said in NEM 3:140, a scientific notation should leave as little as possible to implication, imagination, or belief. That implies that there is no room for any residual meaning for a scroll that is in any way different from the meaning of a nest of two ovals. If you have any further questions, please study the progression from R669 to R670, L231, L378, and L376 and my commentary about them. Unless any MSS later than December 1911 are found which say anything to the contrary, the version in L231 must be considered definitive. John
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