Re: measuring a function

lrudolph@xxxxxxxxx (Lee Rudolph) writes:

> "G. A. Edgar" <edgar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>>>
>>> I've been an analyst for 25 years and I've never seen the term.
>>>
>>
>>Me neither. But be logical: If you mention "measurable functions"
>>then doesn't that imply that such functions can be measured?
>
> There is, alas, no such logic to the use of "-able" in English.
> For instance, a "reportable disease" is one which *must* be
> reported (by the treating physician). That example, in particular,
> really gets to me.

A laughable argument is not one just expressible with the syllables
Ho, Ha, Hee.

What do you call a term that can be made independent of a variable?

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
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