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- From: hdev@dutiai.tudelft.nl (Hans de Vreught)
- Subject: Re: Strange Question
- Message-ID: <hdev.727608167@dutiai>
- Keywords: dictionary
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- Organization: Delft University of Technology
- References: <1993Jan20.213703.25223@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 09:22:47 GMT
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- mrw9e@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (Michael Robert Williams) writes:
-
- >Is there such a thing as a self-contained dictionary? Meaning, is
- >every word defined completely in terms of other words that are
- >contained in that dictionary?
-
- Mathematically speaking this means that you are using circular definitions, I
- presume? This isn't a big problem for humans however.
-
- Yes, there do exist such dictionaries. I've one at my work. Each word in the
- dictionary is explained into terms of 2000 frequently used words which are
- also listed in the dictionary.
-
- These kind of dictionaries are usely intended for foreign people. They are
- very handy.
- --
- Hans de Vreught | John von Neumann:
- hdev@dutiba.twi.tudelft.nl | Young man, in mathematics
- Delft University of Technology (TWI-ThI) | you don't understand things,
- The Netherlands | you just get used to them.
-