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... They are defined differently. Examples of dispositional properties might, as a matter of fact, also be examples of compositional properties. That is...
... Sure and if all examples of each are both are you saying they are not the same thing by two different names? ... Maybe even the more interesting...
... It's three different descriptions of the same thing, looked at from three different frameworks. "Dispositional" makes no claims at all as to composition,...
... I also wonder that dragging so much useless baggage around isn't a big waste. However, evolution is a bottom-up tinkerer, not a top-down designer. Maybe...
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Yes, it is hard to imagine efficient ways to remove useless sequences. Another theory: if you make a random change in the sequence of a protein, the result...
... Well, maybe Josh was a bit excessive with "NO CLAIMS AT ALL". I might agree it's non-committal wrt composition but certainly implies "glass" is made of...
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... Aha, but you see, read carefully, it says "no claims", and that allows someone else to make claims under a parallel system. If worded slightly differently...
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... Well, here is something I found with respect to DP within the context of probability. The part which I think is relevant is in the last few sentences: ...
... We don't have to. We can package an infinite list of dispositions into a compact formula called "differential equation" and rock-like objects are...
... With respect to your software example, these facts you mentioned make reusability highly probable. The fact that they might be missing in the case of the...
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