Definitions
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- adjective Of or relating to Edith Penrose (1914–1996), American-born British
economist . - adjective Of or relating to Roger Penrose (1931–), American-born British
physicist .
Etymologies
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Penrose + -ian
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Examples
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Whether or not I have caused you to become a "Penrosian", have I convinced you yet that Penrose, himself, feels his ideas are more fundamentally significant than just "abstract math"
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So now that you provided Penrose's positive argument, why aren't you a "hard-core Penrosian" What is wrong with Penrose's logic?
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I can announce that I am a hard-core Penrosian today at lunch and none of my colleagues will care.
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I can announce that I am a hard-core Penrosian today at lunch and none of my colleagues will care.
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