@simplic10 @semiotechnic ...cardinal model supporting any given ordinal quantification, but it's not clear whether you'd gain any info.
@simplic10 @St_Rev @semiotechnic That's kind of the point, isn't it? Some uncertainty can usefully be represented numerically, some can't.
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@Meaningness@simplic10@semiotechnic In particular, *vagueness* and *ill-definedness* don't seem amenable to quantification. -
@St_Rev@simplic10@semiotechnic I guess that's gone out of fashion.
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@Meaningness@simplic10@semiotechnic ...nevertheless 'the sky is indigo' isn't entirely false. But 'the sky is blue' is *more true*. -
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@Meaningness@simplic10@semiotechnic 'The sky is a weasel' is simple to quantify. 'The sky is indigo' is not: sometimes, some parts of ...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Meaningness@simplic10@semiotechnic ...what is perceived as the sky by some people, are indigo; addressing the assertion forces one to...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Meaningness@simplic10@semiotechnic ...come to grips with 'the sky' being inadequately defined and vague: there actually is no sky, but...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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