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'''Plural logic''' is logic that permits | '''Plural logic''' is logic that permits '''plural quantification''', i.e., allows for variables to also take on plural values, such as “''x'' = the cat and the dog (together)”, or “''y'' = all of the students”. | ||
Often, to drive this point home, the variables will be named like ''xx'' and ''yy''. | Often, to drive this point home, the variables will be named like ''xx'' and ''yy''. | ||
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Toaq is based on such logic: | Toaq is based on such logic: | ||
* When you say {{ | * When you say {{Derani| |sá poq}}, the domain ranged over by the variable {{Derani||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 {{Derani| |sá poq shı}}, which only ranges over singular values. See [[Quantifier]].) | ||
* | * Numbers can be turned into verbs with the prefix {{Derani||ne-}}, giving words like {{Derani||nẹsaq}} “___ (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. | |||