Sentence examples for counting criteria from inspiring English sources

In the cases of non-mathematical abstract sortals, the grammatical trappings of sortals are present but individuation and counting criteria seem unclear.

With spatiotemporal objects like teapots, humans seem to rely on counting criteria that privilege maximal self-connected entities (Spelke 1990, Casati & Varzi 1999).

We have to recognize a wider range of counting criteria, then, that guarantee compliance with (32) in one way or other.

Casati and Varzi point out that not all kinds of entities, not even all kinds of spatiotemporal entities, come with counting criteria that involve topological self-connectedness.

Assuming counting criteria, the proposition expressed by 31(a) would still be exemplified by Teapots, even if we grant that teapots can have proper parts that are also teapots.

The spot counting criteria we used are based on our published study where we used mathematical tools to identify a cut-off [ 12].

Migration statistics typically vary depending on who counts (the country of origin or residence) and who is counted (criteria to define who is a migrant) (Fargues, 2005).

Most studies simply failed to meet the "worse score counts" criteria.

All statements on the rating of the methodological quality per measurement domain of each questionnaire in the next few paragraphs refer to the "worse score counts" criteria as described by Terwee et al. [ 13].

We have to impose a counting criterion, then, and the topological notion of self-connectedness seems to be relevant here, too (see von Fintel 2004a,b).

(39) also quantifies over parts of the topic situation that exemplify the antecedent proposition, but as in the case of 37(b), considering all exemplifying situations would violate the Counting Principle, and we therefore need a counting criterion.