Klingon Word of the Day: boqHa''egh
Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, October 21, 2019 Klingon word: boqHa''egh Part of speech: verb Definition: used in math for division Source: HQ:v9n3p10 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon word: boqHa''egh Part of speech: verb Definition: used in math for division Source: HQ:v9n3p10 _______________________________________________ boqHa''egh dis-ally from oneself, dissociate from oneself (v) 6 ÷ 3 = 2 wejlogh boqHa''egh jav; chen cha' "three times, six dissociates from itself, two forms" (HQ 9.3) (HQ 9.3): Reversing the dividend and the divisor changes the equation. {javlogh boqHa''egh wej} would be 3 ÷ 6 and the answer would be a fraction SEE: boq ally with, form an alliance with (used for addition) (v) boqHa' dis-ally, dissociate from (used for subtraction) (v) boq'egh ally with oneself(used for multiplication) (v) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 11:28 AM Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:
(HQ 9.3): Reversing the dividend and the divisor changes the equation. {javlogh boqHa''egh wej} would be 3 ÷ 6 and the answer would be a fraction
And we know how to do those now.
*Fractions* *wej loch cha'* "2/3"; *vagh loch wej* "3/5"; *loS loch jav* "6/4". In theory, if appropriate in a mathematical discussion, one could say *wa' loch wej* "three one–ths". (Though perhaps a little grammatically aberrant, this would not be *wa' luloch wej*.))
https://www.kli.org/activities/qepmey/qepa-chamah-javdich/qepa-chamah-javdic... Based on *loch* "be a fraction of, make up a portion of, constitute part of" . So we can finally finish the math example from the HolQeD article with *javlogh boqHa''egh wej; chen jav loch wej*. (I'm assuming that fractions work as a unique type of noun phrase in sentences even though they're constructed as complete sentences. Otherwise they would be quite difficult to actually use.)
On 10/21/2019 11:40 AM, nIqolay Q wrote:
So we can finally finish the math example from the HolQeD article with *javlogh boqHa''egh wej; chen jav loch wej*. (I'm assuming that fractions work as a unique type of noun phrase in sentences even though they're constructed as complete sentences. Otherwise they would be quite difficult to actually use.)
I wouldn't assume that. You might have to say *javlogh boqHa''egh wej; chen jav lochbogh wej.* Which is about as informative as "three divided by six is three-sixths." Anyway, a more sensible speaker would reduce the fraction: *javlogh boqHa''egh wej; chen cha' lochbogh wa'.* -- SuStel http://trimboli.name
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