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Well, I wasn't using "1" as an analog for "f", but as a polynomial. In other words, not its name, but its expression. So I don't see how the confusion concerning f(x) is relevant.
The expression "x^2+x+1" is sometimes used to refer to the polynomial,
and other times to refer to the value that the polynomial takes on
for a given value in its domain. When we write f(x)=x^2+x+1, we
mean sometimes that the function f(x) is the funtion x^2+x+1,
and sometimes we mean that the value f(x) is equal to the value
x^2+x+1. In other words, we use the same expression to refer to
{lo te fancu} and to {lo ve fancu}. You are doing the same with
{li pa}. It's a very widespread practice in mathematics, and it
hardly ever leads to confusion, but it is the type of thing that
Lojban takes pride in differentiating.
mu'o mi'e xorxes
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