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>From: santas@inf.ethz.ch (Philip Santas)
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Subject: Re: Language as Technology: A Phenomenological Study
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In article <1992Mar26.190527.3034@spss.com> markrose@spss.com (Mark Rosenfelder) writes:
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>On the neurological level our brains use both types of process, don't
>they?  E.g. neuron firings are digital, but amounts of neurotransmitters
>are analog.

All circuits in digital electronics are made of analog units.
However their functioning is defined as digital.

Philip Santas

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