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Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 10:15:15 +1100
Subject: Re: [OT] fortran lib which provide python like data type
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 5:34 AM, Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On 02/02/2015 17:25, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 3:52 AM, Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'd like to see anybody define 'a' and 'the' without using 'a' and 'the'.
>>> Would that be formally rigorous or rigorously formal?
>>
>>
>> a: Indefinite article, used to represent individual objects not
>> otherwise identifiable.
>>
>> Near enough?
>>
>
> Nope.  'article' begins with 'a' so you can't use it to define itself.

Hrm. This is difficult.

a: Indefinite identifier, used to represent non-specific objects.

Not a perfectly accurate definition now, but hey, I avoided the self-reference!

ChrisA