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Let's look at that last example from a different angle.
Let's look at that last example from a different angle.
'''NOF 4.4'''
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<p>So if men are just as apt to be black as things in general:</p>
<p>So if men are just as apt to be black as things in general:</p>
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| align="center" | <math>[\mathrm{m,}][\mathrm{b}] ~=~ [\mathrm{m,}\mathrm{b}]</math>
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<p>where the difference between <math>[\mathrm{m}]\!</math> and <math>[\mathrm{m,}]\!</math> must not be overlooked.</p>
<p>(Peirce, CP 3.76).</p>
<p>(Peirce, CP 3.76).
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In different lights the formula [''m'',''b''] = [''m'',][''b''] presents itself as an "aimed arrow", "fair sample", or "independence" condition.
In different lights the formula <math>[\mathrm{m,}\mathrm{b}] = [\mathrm{m,}][\mathrm{b}]\!</math> presents itself as an ''aimed arrow'', ''fair sample'', or ''stochastic independence'' condition.
The example apparently assumes a universe of "things in general", encompassing among other things the denotations of the absolute terms ''m'' = "man" and ''b'' = "black". That suggests to me that we might well illustrate this case in relief, by returning to our earlier staging of 'Othello' and seeing how well that universe of dramatic discourse observes the premiss that "men are just as apt to be black as things in general".
The example apparently assumes a universe of "things in general", encompassing among other things the denotations of the absolute terms ''m'' = "man" and ''b'' = "black". That suggests to me that we might well illustrate this case in relief, by returning to our earlier staging of 'Othello' and seeing how well that universe of dramatic discourse observes the premiss that "men are just as apt to be black as things in general".
