I'm not sure whether this would be better suited for the Math/Science forum, or even a philosphy forum if we had one.. lol
So, if someone wants to move it feel free.
Anyways, on to my question.
I was thinking the other day of something off the wall as I was driving down the highway, and that got me to ask the question about the definition of the word
minimum.
We all know what numerical value minimum has when it's clearly spelled out, but if it is not cleary spelled out, then what is the numerical value for minimum?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/minimum
For example: Let's say we had the (false) statement: "The
minimum allowed age of a participant to compete in
FIRST is
15 years old"
15 years old is clearly definied as the
minimum age in the "the least quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, or the like" of ages of a participants in FIRST in that scenario.
Now, what if I said the quote: "There is
no Minimum age required to participate in
FIRST?
Since in this scenario, we all assume our age to start at birth, does that mean you have to be >1 second old to participate in FIRST and reap the rewards?
Or... could an unborn baby truely participate in
FIRST, and have a name in a brochure for example.
Obviously this is not where I am going with this, and I know that's a really random example to throw out there to ask the question, but just felt this scenario would bring up the question regarding what the numerical value of the word
minimum is in a way everyone in
FIRST could undertand.
So... whats the numerical value of Minimum when it's not plainly apparent by the way it is worded?