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I think the key words are "a" vs "the" when you use "a" the relationship is one to many, whereas when you use "the" it's one to one. If I say "Charles is the Ki
by robjan 3y ago
I think the key words are "a" vs "the" when you use "a" the relationship is one to many, whereas when you use "the" it's one to one. If I say "Charles is the King" then "the King is Charles" also holds true. If I say "Charles is a King" then I can't conclude that the King is Charles.
- beardyw 3y agoSo "dogs are animals", does that work?
- diffeomorphism 3y agoYes, "dogs are the animals (e.g. the only animals on this space station)" is implied to be reversible. Indefinite or missing articles like in your example make no such implication.