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Number subgrammar

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On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 10:59:16PM -0400, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> On Tuesday 20 July 2004 18:49, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 06:43:44PM -0400, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> > > It is also possible to express imaginary numbers in base 1-i,
> > > without using ni'u or ka'o. (1+i doesn't work. Why?)
> >
> > "1+i" doesn't work in what sense?
>
> I think you're asking the same thing I'm asking. The representation is
> binary in base 1+i or 1-i; base 1-i works, but base 1+i doesn't.

I'm sorry, I have *NO* idea what you're talking about. It might help if
you showed me actual examples, maybe even in Lojban.

-Robin