ana & kata
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ana & kata
by alkaline » Sat Nov 22, 2003 5:07 pm
I'm in the process of redoing the glossary for the page. As i was searching around for information about the terms 'ana' and 'kata', i found out that 'ana' is the greek word for up and 'kata' is the greek word for down. does anyone know where the terms 'ana' and 'kata' were first used?
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by alkaline » Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:42 pm
according to Rudy Rucker (at http://www.mathcs.sjsu.edu/faculty/rucker/spacelandnotes.htm#_Toc10684470), Charles H. Hinton was the first person to use the terms "ana" and "kata"; Clifford A. Pickover used the terms "upsilon" and "delta". I'm not sure which set Rudy Rucker ended up using in his book "Spaceland".
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by DogmaJerk » Sat Dec 13, 2003 8:59 pm
depending on the preposition case, 'ana' can mean 'up' or 'again.'
Hence the Anabaptists
likewise, 'kata' can mean 'down from' or 'according to.'
Hence the Anabaptists
likewise, 'kata' can mean 'down from' or 'according to.'
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I am the cross to take your nail:
I am the wind to fill your sail:
A singer of these ageless times:
With kitchen prose and gutter rhymes.
I am the cross to take your nail:
I am the wind to fill your sail:
A singer of these ageless times:
With kitchen prose and gutter rhymes.
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