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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
"say"
What does 'say' here mean?
...even if you put your teenager in bed at say ten at night it may be that they don't secrete their melatonin until midnight, one o'clock, so they're staring at the ceiling just not sleepy.
...even if you put your teenager in bed at say ten at night it may be that they don't secrete their melatonin until midnight, one o'clock, so they're staring at the ceiling just not sleepy.
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contraposition What does 'say' here mean? Hi It is used to make a hypothesis. Prajwal
- contraposition What does 'say' here mean?
- Hi It is used to make a hypothesis.
- Prajwal
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contrapositionWhat does 'say' here mean?Hi
It is used to make a hypothesis.
Prajwal
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It's a colloquial figure of speech. It's short for "let's say", which in turn is just an informal way of saying "for example", or "for instance", or "for argument's sake".
"If we start off with a small amount - say ten dollar
"If we start off with a small amount - for example, ten dollars - then the risk will be lower but any profits will be smaller."
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contrapositionWhat does 'say' here mean?It means 'for example'. It's informal.
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