30-12-2015, 11:13 PM
OK, I thought you meant some sort of mathematical function as we understand it. I understand the basics behind the concept, I do have a degree in maths.
There is an answer to what a gallows means when it doesn't cover anything - it means something else.
Stop thinking logically and modern with these things, it doesn't fit into a medieval / Renaissance mindset.
Let us assume p means "I" or "Us".
So short p means "I hold this stone"; long p means "We (God) hold / power this stone" which is a completely different scenario under the same number of words.
There is an answer to what a gallows means when it doesn't cover anything - it means something else.
Stop thinking logically and modern with these things, it doesn't fit into a medieval / Renaissance mindset.
Let us assume p means "I" or "Us".
So short p means "I hold this stone"; long p means "We (God) hold / power this stone" which is a completely different scenario under the same number of words.