Re: Zero-ness

> From: Terrence Donnelly
>
> At 10:30 AM 08/09/2000 +0200, B. Philip Jonsson wrote:
> >At 00:38 10.8.2000 -0700, Jim Grossmann wrote:
> >
> >>But you're talking about a number that contrasts with singular
> and plural,
> >>so you need a different name.
> >>
> >>I'd go with Johnathan Chang's "nil" or "null."
> >
> >"nullar" would fit nicely with "singular, dual..plural"
> >
>
> How about "paucal" ?
Nope! "Paucal" means "few" not "none".  I would go with a derivative of
abessive since that is the closest to the concept you are implementing.

(singular, dual, plural, abessal? abessular?)

David

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