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what does “even by star standards” mean in this context?
What does 'even' mean in this context?What does “above” mean in this context?What does “mushy” mean in this context?What does “F5” mean in this context?What does “Cost” mean in this contextWhat does 'leering' mean in this context?What does “liabilities” mean in this context?What does “twist” mean in this context?What does 'vetted' mean in this context?What does “lot” mean in this context?
the beauty of the infinite cosmos palled after a while. It was fine to
start with, awe-inspiring and breath-taking and all the rest of it.
You could spend all the time you liked staring at it, getting to know
all the different types of stars, things like that. Wheatley didn't
know their actual scientific names- observational astronomy was not
part of his programming- but in the absence of official nomenclature
he'd made up his own. You had your basic 'little twinkly ones'- they
were probably a very long way away, even by star standards, and
accounted for most of the stars he could see
so the context is Wheatley was stranded in space and had to look at the stars all the time. I understand everything else except "even by star standards", is it trying to say although normally stars are already far away from us, those were just even further? But it won't make sense because the sun is a star and it's not far away...
Thank you!!
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the beauty of the infinite cosmos palled after a while. It was fine to
start with, awe-inspiring and breath-taking and all the rest of it.
You could spend all the time you liked staring at it, getting to know
all the different types of stars, things like that. Wheatley didn't
know their actual scientific names- observational astronomy was not
part of his programming- but in the absence of official nomenclature
he'd made up his own. You had your basic 'little twinkly ones'- they
were probably a very long way away, even by star standards, and
accounted for most of the stars he could see
so the context is Wheatley was stranded in space and had to look at the stars all the time. I understand everything else except "even by star standards", is it trying to say although normally stars are already far away from us, those were just even further? But it won't make sense because the sun is a star and it's not far away...
Thank you!!
meaning meaning-in-context
asked Mar 21 at 8:29
Chris Chris
132
What counts as a long way a way depends on your perspective. By ordinary standards, 25 trillion miles is a very long way, but there are no stars within that distance of earth - so the nearest stars are a long way away by ordinary standards, even though they are close by star standards.
– Minty
Mar 21 at 8:47
add a comment |
the beauty of the infinite cosmos palled after a while. It was fine to
start with, awe-inspiring and breath-taking and all the rest of it.
You could spend all the time you liked staring at it, getting to know
all the different types of stars, things like that. Wheatley didn't
know their actual scientific names- observational astronomy was not
part of his programming- but in the absence of official nomenclature
he'd made up his own. You had your basic 'little twinkly ones'- they
were probably a very long way away, even by star standards, and
accounted for most of the stars he could see
so the context is Wheatley was stranded in space and had to look at the stars all the time. I understand everything else except "even by star standards", is it trying to say although normally stars are already far away from us, those were just even further? But it won't make sense because the sun is a star and it's not far away...
Thank you!!
meaning meaning-in-context
asked Mar 21 at 8:29
Chris Chris
132
the beauty of the infinite cosmos palled after a while. It was fine to
start with, awe-inspiring and breath-taking and all the rest of it.
You could spend all the time you liked staring at it, getting to know
all the different types of stars, things like that. Wheatley didn't
know their actual scientific names- observational astronomy was not
part of his programming- but in the absence of official nomenclature
he'd made up his own. You had your basic 'little twinkly ones'- they
were probably a very long way away, even by star standards, and
accounted for most of the stars he could see
so the context is Wheatley was stranded in space and had to look at the stars all the time. I understand everything else except "even by star standards", is it trying to say although normally stars are already far away from us, those were just even further? But it won't make sense because the sun is a star and it's not far away...
Thank you!!
meaning meaning-in-context
meaning meaning-in-context
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Chris Chris
132
asked Mar 21 at 8:29
Chris Chris
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Chris Chris
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Chris Chris
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What counts as a long way a way depends on your perspective. By ordinary standards, 25 trillion miles is a very long way, but there are no stars within that distance of earth - so the nearest stars are a long way away by ordinary standards, even though they are close by star standards.
– Minty
Mar 21 at 8:47
add a comment |
What counts as a long way a way depends on your perspective. By ordinary standards, 25 trillion miles is a very long way, but there are no stars within that distance of earth - so the nearest stars are a long way away by ordinary standards, even though they are close by star standards.
– Minty
Mar 21 at 8:47
What counts as a long way a way depends on your perspective. By ordinary standards, 25 trillion miles is a very long way, but there are no stars within that distance of earth - so the nearest stars are a long way away by ordinary standards, even though they are close by star standards.
– Minty
Mar 21 at 8:47
What counts as a long way a way depends on your perspective. By ordinary standards, 25 trillion miles is a very long way, but there are no stars within that distance of earth - so the nearest stars are a long way away by ordinary standards, even though they are close by star standards.
– Minty
Mar 21 at 8:47
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What counts as a long way a way depends on your perspective. By ordinary standards, 25 trillion miles is a very long way, but there are no stars within that distance of earth - so the nearest stars are a long way away by ordinary standards, even though they are close by star standards.
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