by "Jack" <jj@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jul 14, 2008 at 04:13 PM
"Frederick Williams" <frederick.williams2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:487B5BDA.2A252D62@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Jack wrote:
>
>>
>> I can't say that I have a clear view of what the answer to my question
>> is. I
>> am quite happy with the second of my definitions; it was written out
for
>> me
>> by a mathematician. The first, I lay down as 'Fix t to be the function
>> such
>> that t: N --> N is arbitrary'; but doubtless this is inadequate...?
>
> 'the' is the wrong word since there isn't just one of them. Why not
> just say, 'let t be an arbitrary function from N to N. t is fixed in
> the sequel'?
>
Are you sure this will get me what I want? I want the *specific values* of
t(n) to be arbitrary. And I use the word 'fix' *only* because I change the
definition of t later on.
Cheers.
