Timothy Hunt writes:
>Now, I would argue that that's NOT allowed by the rule, as it's
>language dependent, and thus refers to something outside of the Koan -
>i.e. language. "Red" is an inherent property. "R-E-D" is not, for it
>would be different for French players: "R-O-U-G-E".
>
>Am I right in making such a call?
No.
An arbitrary mapping between colors and numbers (including one that's
derived from mapping, or the periodic table, or whatever) is valid --
because the source of the mapping isn't important, nor does it need to
be understood to guess the rule.
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