continuous process

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I don't have an engineering formation. I am a simple, modest

third cycle student in psychology. I have almost no ambition.

Like Epictetus, I believe that there is thing in this world

that you can't control... I practice psychology, on myself

and on others... And I am curious, just curious.

I published once, but it is not for me... too much work...

But I am not lazy. I didn't participate in the Killen debate

because I don't fully understand it and I am allergic to the

concept of reinforcement...

I read the post and one day I will express original ideas...

My question is this one:

Is it possible to construct a continuous device with "if-then" process?

In other word, can we simulate the behavior of a neuron, with, let say,

one "if-then" for each magnetic position of each molecule of the neuro-

transmetor?

Is a continuous process is construct with multiple "if-then" relation?

I can see the possibility of a chiken-egg controversy, do you think

that the chiken ate the egg?

My ultimate interrogation:

Can you give me an example of a concrete continuous process?

I hope I am not boring with my interogation.

My english is scrap. Excuse it...

REMI

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[Martin Taylor 960115 13:40]

Cote Remi (apparently Sat, 13 Jan 1996 17:48:26)

My question is this one:
Is it possible to construct a continuous device with "if-then" process?

To the degree that one can use an integer fraction to approximate a real
number, yes. But the result is only an approximation, an approximation
that can be as good as you wish and for which you are willing to spend
processing resources.

There are more reals than there are integer fractions (by "integer fraction"
I mean numbers of the form (integer Z)/(integer Y)). So you can't do it
exactly, because a continuous function operates in the domain of real
numbers, whereas am if-then process operates in the domain of countable
numbers.

In other word, can we simulate the behavior of a neuron, with, let say,
one "if-then" for each magnetic position of each molecule of the neuro-
transmetor?

I think you are appealing to the quantum nature of the underlying physics
or chemistry, aren't you? In other words, you are saying that the process
you want to simulate by "if-then" operations is not really continuous after
all.

I hope I am not boring with my interogation.

Not at all.

My english is scrap. Excuse it...

It's perfectly intelligible. Don't worry about it.

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