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> which will hopefully be a 8-page document regarding how, unlike in plain English, "x or y" in logic is still true if x and y. Well it would sound pretty stup
by mayank 16y ago
> which will hopefully be a 8-page document regarding how, unlike in plain English, "x or y" in logic is still true if x and y.
Well it would sound pretty stupid to say "x XOR y" in regular conversation, which is what is usually meant. I'm trying to imagine how it would sound -- "ok, you can get a pony zhor an xbox?", "you can get ice cream ecks-or health insurance?" Also, not many people would probably talk to you.
- baddox 16y agoThat's my point. Mathematic terminology is expected to be different than plain English.
- RiderOfGiraffes 16y agoIn my experience, this is not true when people are learning the basics of formal reasoning. More, people expect that mathematical logic will not contradict their strongly-held intuitions about logic and causality.