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IMG Posted 11 years ago
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Meaning of the sentence
I've spent like half an hour trying to understand what the clause in bold means. Please, help!
To me, the sentence would make sense if the word "occurs" could be replaced with the word "represents". But dictionary gives only "happens" meaning.
By “initial conditions” we mean those facts in the context that, together with appropriate general principles and laws, allow us to derive the result that the event to be explained occurs.
Could you please rephrase this clause somehow?
The event, which we should explain, occurs the result?
To me, the sentence would make sense if the word "occurs" could be replaced with the word "represents". But dictionary gives only "happens" meaning.
By “initial conditions” we mean those facts in the context that, together with appropriate general principles and laws, allow us to derive the result that the event to be explained occurs.
Could you please rephrase this clause somehow?
The event, which we should explain, occurs the result?
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It's somewhat bizarre, but "that the event ... occurs" IS the result. Compare: the fact that the event occurs / the claim that the event occurs ...
- It's somewhat bizarre, but "that the event ...
- occurs" IS the result.
- Compare: the fact that the event occurs / the claim that the event occurs ...
- to derive the result, namely, that the event ...
- occurs.
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It's somewhat bizarre, but "that the event ... occurs" IS the result.
Compare: the fact that the event occurs / the claim that the event occurs
... to derive the result, namely, that the event ... occurs.
In other words, allow us to predict that the event (which we are trying to explain) will occur, which amounts to predicting a certain result.
CJ
Compare: the fact that the event occurs / the claim that the event occurs
... to derive the result, namely, that the event ... occurs.
In other words, allow us to predict that the event (which we are trying to explain) will occur, which amounts to predicting a certain result.
CJ
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Thank you! I think I understand it now.
It means "to derive the result that is the fact that the event occurs". Meaning to say, initial conditions determine that that the event will take place.
Right?
It means "to derive the result that is the fact that the event occurs". Meaning to say, initial conditions determine that that the event will take place.
Right?
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IMGIt means "to derive the result that is the fact that the event occurs". Meaning to say, initial conditions determine that that the event will take place.Yes, that's right.
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