The quantum computing folks have an operator called "the square root of Not". tautology^.25 ? --Rich ----- Quoting Robert Munafo <mrob27@gmail.com>:
That's an interesting one. If I, A and B are the three siblings, and since the interpretation of
*My triplet's other triplet*
depends on whether you choose A or B as the first referent,
*My triplet's other triplet's other triplet*
could refer to any of the three. But if the first "triplet" always refers to A and "other" always picks the one that has been mentioned least recently, then both of these:
*My triplet is A* *My triplet's other triplet's other triplet's other triplet is A*
could be interpreted as true, making "*'s other triplet*" the cube root of a tautology.
Presumably by "Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in 3 generations" you suggest something like
*My work dress is shirtsleeves* *My father's work dress is a dress shirt and tie * *My father's father's work dress was overalls * *My father's father's father's work dress was shirtsleeves*
the trouble with this one is you probably cannot add another 3 generations, or 6 or 9, etc. as suggested by the original question (because the square, cube, etc. of the tautology should still be a tautology)
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 08:38, Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> wrote:
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