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“Digital” is etymologically related to counting on fingers “Analogue” is etymologically related to seeing in patterns/proportions The symbolic vs subsymbolic divide is superficial, the discrete vs continuous divide gets closer, but the essence is how you measure the real
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Not sure i agree - the core property of digital is free exact copy operation. Analogue is defined by costly lossy copy operation. Tensor computing, for all it's mushiness, is in the former category.
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It's also marks a movement back from creation by design to creation by "natural" process. And a move from rigid, fragile systems to self-healing biological systems.