1 Equivalence Relations 【Definition】A relation R is defined on a set S if for every pair of elements (a, b), a, b S, a R b is either true or false. If a R b is true, then we say that a is related to b
say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson, \A Word\ A particular string of sounds must be united with a meaning and a meaning must be united with specific sounds in order for the sounds or the meaning to be a word in our mental lexicon. A word, then, is a free form which does not consist entirely of (2/3) lesser free forms; in brief
Almost all research papers are expositions. The word exposition quite literally means to set forth a subject. It appeals to the understanding and it is the most common kind of writing, for it is applicable to any task that challenges the understanding--the definition of a word the way to a street address the structure of a plant, the mechanism of a watch, the cause of a historical event the meaning of a philosophy