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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

one of the sg1 episodes, where 4 advanced races uses elements of the periodic table as a common language, it could be that, much simpler than creating a math language.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    It's definitely a contender, I'm not sure it's "much simpler" though. There is no simple option, it will likely be the most challenging linguistic problem the world has ever faced.

    Assuming the periodic table will be the same is a huge leap. @themeatbridge@lemmy.world did a good job of explaining why in another comment. To paraphrase, our periodic table is limited to our perspective of the elements. There could be other even more accurate, and descriptive ways to fully encompass what an element is.

    Maths already is a language of sorts, with logic built in. Whereas the periodic table is a technical description of elements.

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