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The bit has no meaning

The bit is the basis of IT Our information technology is based on the bit. Everything that happens in our computers is based on this smallest basic element of information. If someone asks you what a single bit means, you may well answer that the bit can assume two states, of which one means 0 and the other means 1. As is generally known, this enables us to write numbers of any size; all we have to do is to line up a sufficient number of bits. But is this really true? Does the one state in the bit

By Hans Rudolf Straub|2025-12-30T14:59:24+00:0029. November 2020|Categories: if-then, Information, Semantics|0 Comments

IF-THEN: Static or Dynamic?

It’s a commonly held belief that there’s nothing complicated about the idea of IF-THEN from the field of logic. However, I believe this overlooks the fact that there are actually two variants of IF-THEN that differ depending on whether the IF-THEN in question possesses an internal time element. Dynamic (real) IF-THEN For many of us, it’s self-evident that the IF-THEN is dynamic and has a significant time element. Before we can get to our conclusion – the THEN – we closely examine the IF – the condition that permits the conclusion. In other words, the condition is considered FIRST, and

By Hans Rudolf Straub|2026-01-06T10:25:58+00:002. December 2019|Categories: if-then, Logic|Comments Off

Is ‘IF-THEN’ static or dynamic?

IF-THEN and Time It’s a commonly held belief that there’s nothing complicated about the idea of IF-THEN from the field of logic. However, I believe this overlooks the fact that there are actually two variants of IF-THEN that differ depending on whether the IF-THEN in question possesses an internal time element. Dynamic (real) IF-THEN For many of us, it’s self-evident that the IF-THEN is dynamic and has a significant time element. Before we can get to our conclusion – the THEN – we closely examine the IF – the condition that permits the conclusion. In other words, the condition is