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> Relations are functions. That is how they are defined in set theory based math. The mathematical definition is not the only meaning of a word. When when star
by commonlisp94 3y ago
> Relations are functions.
That is how they are defined in set theory based math. The mathematical definition is not the only meaning of a word. When when start to talk about the physical world, we need additional concepts. You are welcome to read the wikipedia page about correspondence theories of truth.
- ukj 3y agoThe fact is you are talking about the meaning of words. Be they English words; or Mathematical words. If you are going to talk about the correspondence theory in the same breath as you are talking about any language - you need to solve the symbol-grounding problem. What function/mechanism/relation (or if you don't like any of those words - pick your own) grounds symbols? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol_grounding_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol_grounding_problem