RichardKennaway comments on 2014 Less Wrong Census/Survey - Less Wrong

88 Post author: Yvain 26 October 2014 06:05PM

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 30 October 2014 02:48:17PM 0 points [-]

That depends on the domain of x. That and the universal quantifier over its domain are typically omitted when they are clear from the context.

Comment author: TobyBartels 03 November 2014 06:53:26AM 0 points [-]

Yes, if we're talking only about positive numbers, then ‘If x² = 9, then x = 3’ is true.