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And Rosta scripsit:
> I wonder if {su'o pi no} and {su'o pi su'o} could be given special
> meanings of '[some] integer' and '[some] rational' respectively. Do they have
> other more useful meanings?
I think using "su'o" is problematic, basically because of the very strong
default that su'o cannot mean 0 (unless there is an explicit negative
value following). So nopino seems like an improper value for su'opino,
yet 0 is a good integer.
I propose tu'opino instead.
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Deus dedit dentes; deus dabit panem --Latin version thereof
Deity donated dentition;
deity'll donate doughnuts --English version by Muke Tever