The words "generally" and "usually" in formal logic

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• Heart Shaped Box Alum Member ⭐

  August 2017 2426 karma

  I personally interpret them as "most", generally and usually are in a way synonyms to most of the time, at least to me. I wouldn't interpret them as some though.
• NotMyName Alum Member Sage ⭐

  August 2017 5320 karma

  Yes I generally interpret them as "most", but it will always depend on context. I ran into a really tricky use of the word "often" in a timed section today and I interpreted than as "some".
• Alex Alum Member ⭐

  August 2017 23929 karma

  Like @jkatz1488 said above, generally "most" is a good substitute. However, it is very, very important to pay attention to the context.
• Heart Shaped Box Alum Member ⭐

  August 2017 2426 karma

  @jkatz1488 I agree with your usage of "often" there, "often" is kinda similar to "many" it does just mean some, cuz the notion of "often" could be arbitrary according to the individual. I don't know if we could interpret "usually" and "generally" as some though, as some could mean just 1.