Linguistics Using Category Theory (2018)

Re:Linguistics Using Category Theory (2018) by willis936 on Thursday August 22, 2019 @05:01PM (#20772317)

Even if a mathematical definition of a sandwich is presented, it is very unlikely to have majority support in localities of any size (down to two individuals).

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Re:Linguistics Using Category Theory (2018) by rgoulter on Thursday August 22, 2019 @11:41PM (#20774353)

In your particular example, I like the cube rule (e.g. to answer 'is a hotdog a sandwich?')

EDIT: http://cuberule.com/

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Re:Linguistics Using Category Theory (2018) by willis936 on Friday August 23, 2019 @06:33AM (#20776122)

Then subs are tacos and not sandwiches? I would disagree.

The definition I like for sandwich is “A set of materials in the configuration ABA, mated along their longest side”. It holds up in contexts outside of food, that the word “sandwich” is sometimes used in, and is valid in dimensionalities other than 3.

The sub issue remains though. Semantically, it could be argued that subs are sandwiches that have not had their end fully cut.

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Re:Linguistics Using Category Theory (2018) by proc0 on Thursday August 22, 2019 @11:48PM (#20774370)

Up to an isomorphism.

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