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Returning to the Othello example, let us take up the 2-adic relatives "lover of ---" and "servant of ---".
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Returning to the Othello example, let us take up the 2-adic relatives <math>^{\backprime\backprime}\, \text{lover of}\, \underline{~~~~}\, ^{\prime\prime}</math> and <math>^{\backprime\backprime}\, \text{servant of}\, \underline{~~~~}\, ^{\prime\prime}.</math>
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Ignoring the many splendored nuances appurtenant to the idea of love, we may regard the relative term 'l' for "lover of ---" to be given by the following equation:
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Ignoring the many splendored nuances appurtenant to the idea of love, we may regard the relative term <math>\mathit{l}\!</math> for <math>^{\backprime\backprime}\, \text{lover of}\, \underline{~~~~}\, ^{\prime\prime}</math> to be given by the following equation:
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: 'l' = B:C +, C:B +, D:O +, E:I +, I:E +, O:D.
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<math>\begin{array}{*{13}{c}}
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\mathit{l}
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& = &
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\mathrm{B}:\mathrm{C}
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& +\!\!, &
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\mathrm{C}:\mathrm{B}
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& +\!\!, &
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\mathrm{D}:\mathrm{O}
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& +\!\!, &
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\mathrm{E}:\mathrm{I}
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& +\!\!, &
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\mathrm{I}:\mathrm{E}
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& +\!\!, &
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\mathrm{O}:\mathrm{D}
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\end{array}</math>
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If for no better reason than to make the example more interesting, let us put aside all distinctions of rank and fealty, collapsing the motley crews of attendant, servant, subordinate, and so on, under the heading of a single service, denoted by the relative term 's' for "servant of ---".  The terms of this service are:
 
If for no better reason than to make the example more interesting, let us put aside all distinctions of rank and fealty, collapsing the motley crews of attendant, servant, subordinate, and so on, under the heading of a single service, denoted by the relative term 's' for "servant of ---".  The terms of this service are:
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