Quantification of "Some"

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From: DonH
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:32

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Mathematical-Symbolic Logic is stuck with an inverted "A", and a reverse "E" 
to denote everything in the range of One to All - a legacy of Gottlob Frege; 
and Bertrand Russell.
  This poverty of symbolism hasn't stopped Science forging ahead with its 
percentages, statistics, and probability - concepts unknown, or unused, by 
the Ancients, and Philosopher successors.
  Hence, "Some" has been itself fully quantified, and could be quaintly 
denoted thus:
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Few - 10%
Several - 20%
Many - 30%
Minority - 40%
Even-money - 50%
Majority - 60%
Most - 70%
Lots - 80%
Vast numbers - 90%
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So, Cinderella Science can leave its Ugly Sister trying to squeeze its foot 
into Some shoe...

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