@jason_pontin @justinleitgeb so what do you want people to say when they mean "a set of two options with no in-between states permitted"?
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Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime@jason_pontin in that case perhaps saying, "two discrete states" would be more appropriate.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @justinleitgeb
@justinleitgeb how does that work in a phrase like "the gender binary", as i vaguely believe@jason_pontin to be intending to reference?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime@jason_pontin binary isn't a problem at all as it's used in gender studies. Math doesn't have a monopoly on inventing words. :)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @justinleitgeb
@justinleitgeb so if it's not that kind of "humanities degrees" topic, do we know at all what usage@jason_pontin is actually objecting to?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime@jason_pontin an example would be helpful. Then we could say if "discrete" or some other term would be more meaningful.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@justinleitgeb yes, definitely. @jason_pontin, can we get an example?
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