"Martin v. Lowis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The definition in logic, in turn, matches my understanding of the
> English word "to comprehend": If I know all attributes, marks,
> etc of an object, I understand it fully, i.e. I comprehend it.
I think also that as was pointed out, "comprehension" meaning
"comprehensive" also makes sense, e.g.
a comprehensive definition of positive odd numbers:
{ x | x = 2k+1, for all integers k >= 0 }
as opposed to
{ 1, 3, 5, ... }
Thanks everybody, I feel much better informed now!
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