What were the odds? Today’s theme from ConWorkShop is mathematics. This has upset my calculations almost badly enough to give me the fluxions. But instead of engaging in hyperbole, I will converge on the statement I always use in an equivalent situation:
maha sunokiva hi mutiotina yakasevo:
1S-ADE tell-PST-SENS that.QUO mathematics-PTV be-PRS-NEG-INFR ||
I was told there would be no math.
ikapo /ˈikɑpo/ n. IN 1. estimate, rough calculation;
2. (business) estimate, document of ~
ikapoñi /ˈikɑpoŋi/ adj. estimated, approximate
ikapota /ˈikɑpotɑ/ vt. estimate, calculate roughly
utema nu /ˈutemɑ nu/ adv. (math.) greater than
pinima nu /ˈpinimɑ nu/ adv. (math.) less than
raki ku /ˈɹɑki ku/ adv. equal to
rakitata /ˈɹɑkitɑtɑ/ vt. equate, set as equal (X-mu Y-na rakitakavo: ‘let X equal Y’)
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