Timeline for Why are distributions "tempered"?
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| Jul 27, 2021 at 17:01 | comment | added | Tom Copeland | @EmilJeřábek, when you teach logic, do you only talk about 'and' and 'or' never 'nand' or 'nor'? I'm also free to go beyond anyone's suggestions. | |
| Jul 27, 2021 at 11:19 | history | edited | Tom Copeland | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 27, 2021 at 10:52 | comment | added | Tom Copeland | The answer illustrates the intrinsic differences between temperate and tempered by examples that a literate native English speaker should already know but not necessarily a nonnative speaker. In understanding that difference it's important to stress the differences in form and usage including forms that are never used. The OP is mistaken, e.g., in that a tempered/moderated climate would be acceptable in the sense of a climate tempered/moderated by the Pacific waters. This addresses comments on the differences between temperate and tempered, | |
| Jul 27, 2021 at 10:28 | comment | added | Emil Jeřábek | Did anyone suggest to use the non-word “temperated”? The question is about “tempered” vs. “temperate”, both of which undeniably exist in English, and their usage in the given context is syntactically correct. | |
| Jul 27, 2021 at 10:09 | history | edited | Tom Copeland | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 27, 2021 at 10:02 | history | answered | Tom Copeland | CC BY-SA 4.0 |