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'''Long''' is a term applied to an object that is of the same basic form as some standard object, but longer. | '''Long''' is a term applied to an object that is of the same basic form as some standard object, but longer. The term long typically denotes a pattern (usually the second-smallest) in a family of patterns formed by arbitrarily extending a base pattern along a line. Prototypical examples include [[long snake]], [[long canoe]], [[long boat]] and [[long ship]]. | ||
[[Image:Longlongboat.png|framed|right|[[Long long boat]].]] | |||
Not all families of arbitrarily extensible patterns use the term long; some families such as the [[barber pole]] family and [[lightweight spaceship]] family have alternate terms for extended patterns. | |||
==Specific names== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! Term !! Pattern in family | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | long<sup>1</sup>, long || 2nd-smallest | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | long<sup>2</sup>, long long, very long || 3rd-smallest | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | long<sup>3</sup>, very very long, extra long || 4th-smallest | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | long<sup>4</sup>, very<sup>3</sup> long, extra extra long || 5th-smallest | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | long<sup>5</sup>, very<sup>4</sup> long || 6th-smallest | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | ... || ... | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | long<sup>''n''</sup>, very<sup>''n-1''</sup> long || ''(n+1)''th-smallest | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | ... || ... | ||
|} | |} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_l.htm#long Long] at the Life Lexicon | [http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_l.htm#long Long] at the Life Lexicon | ||
Revision as of 22:46, 14 March 2016
Long is a term applied to an object that is of the same basic form as some standard object, but longer. The term long typically denotes a pattern (usually the second-smallest) in a family of patterns formed by arbitrarily extending a base pattern along a line. Prototypical examples include long snake, long canoe, long boat and long ship.
Not all families of arbitrarily extensible patterns use the term long; some families such as the barber pole family and lightweight spaceship family have alternate terms for extended patterns.
Specific names
| Term | Pattern in family |
|---|---|
| long1, long | 2nd-smallest |
| long2, long long, very long | 3rd-smallest |
| long3, very very long, extra long | 4th-smallest |
| long4, very3 long, extra extra long | 5th-smallest |
| long5, very4 long | 6th-smallest |
| ... | ... |
| longn, veryn-1 long | (n+1)th-smallest |
| ... | ... |
See also
External links
Long at the Life Lexicon