SUO: RE: SUOP Topic :> Definition Of Comprehension
Dear Jon,
The answer to your question is "yes".
Matthew West
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Awbrey [mailto:jawbrey@att.net]
> Sent: 19 November 2003 04:10
> To: SUO; West, Matthew R SITI-ITPSIE
> Subject: Re: SUOP Topic :> Definition Of Comprehension
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> SUOPT :> Comprehension. Note 2
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> JA = Jon Awbrey
> MW = Matthew West
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> Matthew,
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> As it arose in our present discussions, the topic of Comprehension
> first appeared in the context of defining an Example, in particular,
> a case under a Definition. This is the usage that I documented here:
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> SUOPT :> Example 03. http://suo.ieee.org/email/msg11655.html
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> In part:
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> JA: What is an example, in particular,
> a case falling under a definition?
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> JA: In your second answer to the
> question "What is an example",
> you supplied the following text:
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> MW: Under a definition an example is some informative material
> (as opposed to normative material) that aids comprehension
> of the definition.
>
> This puzzled me at first, due to an evident confusion between
> things that are serving in the role of "signs", for example,
> the informative material, and things that are the "objects"
> of these signs, for example, the Example in question, that
> the informative material is ostensibly informative about.
>
> But I eventually found a way to read your statement that
> made sense to me by my own lights, and that is just to
> interpret it as saying that being informed about the
> Example (object) by the informative material (sign)
> provides us also with information that helps us to
> comprehend the Definition.
>
> I realize, now, that it's being just a little picky,
> but is that a fair interpretation of what you meant?
>
> Jon Awbrey
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