Not Exactly
Author | : Kees van Deemter |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2012-05-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199645732 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199645736 |
Rating | : 4/5 (736 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Not Exactly by : Kees van Deemter
Download or read book Not Exactly written by Kees van Deemter and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our lives are full of inexactitude. We say a person is tall or an action is just without the precision of measurement on a dial. In this engaging account, Kees van Deemter explores vagueness, cutting across areas such as language, mathematical logic, and computing. He considers why vagueness is inherent, and why it is important in how we function.