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| <p>These goals can be achieved by singling out the formal language that is used by this MON to denote its set theoretic objects. This involves separating the object domain <math>O = O_\text{MON}\!</math> from the sign domain <math>S = S_\text{MON},\!</math> paying closer attention to the naive level of set notation that is actually used by this MON, and treating its primitive set theoretic expressions as a formal language all its own.</p> | | <p>These goals can be achieved by singling out the formal language that is used by this MON to denote its set theoretic objects. This involves separating the object domain <math>O = O_\text{MON}\!</math> from the sign domain <math>S = S_\text{MON},\!</math> paying closer attention to the naive level of set notation that is actually used by this MON, and treating its primitive set theoretic expressions as a formal language all its own.</p> |
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− | </li></ol> | + | <p>Thus, I need to discuss a variety of formal languages on the following alphabet:</p> |
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− | Thus, I need to discuss a variety of formal languages on the following alphabet:
| + | {| align="center" cellspacing="8" width="90%" |
| + | | <math>\underline{\underline{X}} = \underline{\underline{X}}_\text{MON} = \{ ~ {}^{\backprime\backprime} ~ {}^{\prime\prime} ~ , ~ {}^{\backprime\backprime} , {}^{\prime\prime} ~ , ~ {}^{\backprime\backprime} \{ {}^{\prime\prime} ~ , ~ {}^{\backprime\backprime} \} {}^{\prime\prime} ~ \}.\!</math> |
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− | X = XMON = { " " , "," , "{" , "}" }.
| + | <p>Because references to an alphabet of punctuation marks can be difficult to process in the ordinary style of text, it helps to have alternative ways of naming these symbols.</p> |
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− | Because references to an alphabet of punctation marks can be difficult to process in the ordinary style of text, it helps to have alternative ways of naming these symbols.
| + | </li></ol> |
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| First, I use raised angle brackets (<...>), or "supercilia", as alternate forms of quotation marks. | | First, I use raised angle brackets (<...>), or "supercilia", as alternate forms of quotation marks. |
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