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Grue (Gt​(x))

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For a fixed cutoff t, let Et​(x) mean examined before t. Nelson Goodman's predicate is Gt​(x)⟺(Et​(x)∧green(x))∨(¬Et​(x)∧blue(x)). An already examined green object remains grue after t without a colour change. The conflicting projection concerns objects not examined before t.

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