Bunches
Jorge LlambÃas scripsit:
> I don't think one would normally say that the length
> of something in inches is root 2. I don't see much
> difference in the way we measure lengths and
> durations.
The trouble is that "length" is polymorphic; we speak of the measured
length of a physical object (which is a rational interval, like
"10 cm +/- 5%") as well as the calculated or stipulated length of a
mathematical object (which is a single real number). Duration is not
treated symmetrically: we do not talk of the duration of a mathematical
object, so all durations are measured values.
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