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Yes, it's mathematically superfluous. Real human communication is an evolved trait which often is logically or mathematically weird. Ask a person how many brown
by cjensen 11y ago
Yes, it's mathematically superfluous. Real human communication is an evolved trait which often is logically or mathematically weird. Ask a person how many brownies to bake for a party and they might say "at least 10 to 20." The "to 20" is mathematically without meaning, but it seems to communicate something.
- jessedhillon 11y agoIs "to 20" superfluous? If they had said "at least 10" that leaves you open to baking a thousand. The "to 20" caps the possible range and makes the statement more confined.
- Scotlandr 11y agoI don't believe that it does cap the range. I see it as: At least x (where x = 10-20). X is the minimum, and you can always exceed it, whether it is a single value or a range. If you bake 100 brownies, you satisfy the requirement of baking at least 10 brownies, as well as the requirement of baking at least 10 to 20 brownies.
- nikanj 11y ago"The lower bound is estimated to be between 10 and 20"