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Toaq is based on such logic: | Toaq is based on such logic: | ||
* When you say {{t|sá poq}}, the domain ranged over by the variable {{t|póq}} is not only that of each individual person, but of all “people-s”, including all pairs and triples and groups of people. (If this is undesirable, there's {{t|sá shı poq}}, which only ranges over singular values. See [[Quantifier]].) | * When you say {{t|sá poq}}, the domain ranged over by the variable {{t|póq}} is not only that of each individual person, but of all “people-s”, including all pairs and triples and groups of people. (If this is undesirable, there's {{t|sá shı poq}}, which only ranges over singular values. See [[Quantifier]].) | ||
* | * Numbers in Toaq have definitions like “{{t|saq}}: ___ (plural) are three in number.” | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* ''[[Plural Predication]]'', a pretty cool book on this topic. | * ''[[Plural Predication]]'', a pretty cool book on this topic. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_quantification Plural quantification] on Wikipedia. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_quantification Plural quantification] on Wikipedia. | ||