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DetlefK

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2. He wants to invent a new mathematical language that can be translated into everyday-language...

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 08:54 AM

Nov 2012

I think that's a bad idea. Our natural languages aren't very precise. For example there are numerous exceptions to any rule in the grammar/algebra of a natural language.

Take chinese for example. (A chinese co-worker explained this to me.) The chinese language is very old, but rigid in terms of structure. Short sentences are ambiguous (due to an underdeveloped grammar) and have to be explained by context. Additionally, there are many words that sound almost alike, which makes it sometimes necessary to "write" the word with a gesture to make clear what you are meaning.

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Freedom From Logic [View all] bananas Nov 2012 OP

This looks like something else written using LISP Warpy Nov 2012 #1

Nah, it was written by a human bananas Dec 2012 #3

He wants to invent a new mathematical language that can be translated into everyday-language... DetlefK Nov 2012 #2

This belongs to category theory approach to math tama Dec 2012 #4