Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 16:08:56 EDT
From: rfb1 (Robert F. Barnes, Jr)
Subject: Re: Gravity Thirteen
To: tf01 (TIMOTHY FALCONER)

Tim--

Two points:

1) the term "discrete" is usually understood as opposed to "continuous", meaning (in most cases) that it cannot be altered by "teeny-weeny" amounts, but only by fixed increments (e.g., "digital" vs "analog"). thus your remark about "constancy of meaning" gives quite a new meaning for "discrete". of course, you may choose your own meanings (that's exactly what "stipulative definitions" do!), but you're now at odds with everyone else's understanding.

2) [i've forgotten--i'll have to check your message again.]