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Apr 20, 2018 11:12
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English term
China
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Simplified, Traditional)
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
grasp at rational analysis
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Economics
Bitcoin
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-04-19/what-bitc...
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What's the value of a cryptocurrency made of code with no country enforcing it, no central bank controlling it, and few places to spend it? Is it $2, $20,000, or $2 million? Can one try to grasp at rational analysis, or is this just the madness of crowds?
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The cryptocurrency here refers to Bitcoin.
Does "...grasp at rational analysis" mean "Can one try to estimate the value of Bitcoin using rational analysis"?
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What's the value of a cryptocurrency made of code with no country enforcing it, no central bank controlling it, and few places to spend it? Is it $2, $20,000, or $2 million? Can one try to grasp at rational analysis, or is this just the madness of crowds?
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The cryptocurrency here refers to Bitcoin.
Does "...grasp at rational analysis" mean "Can one try to estimate the value of Bitcoin using rational analysis"?
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get to understand the rational analysis of the value of a cryptocurrency
Can one try to grasp at rational analysis, or is this just the madness of crowds?
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Can one try to get to understand the rational analysis of the value of a cryptocurrency, or is this just the madness of crowds?
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Note added at 31 mins (2018-04-20 11:43:46 GMT)
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grasp at = understand
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/grasp...
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Can one try to get to understand the rational analysis of the value of a cryptocurrency, or is this just the madness of crowds?
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Note added at 31 mins (2018-04-20 11:43:46 GMT)
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grasp at = understand
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/grasp...
Note from asker:
| "get to understand the rational analysis of" sounds like somebody has given a rational analysis of the value of Bitcoin and another person tries to understand that analysis. But there is nothing in the article which says there is already such a rational analysis. |
Peer comment(s):
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MPGS
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Thank you :)
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philgoddard
: You've linked to the wrong reference at the end, though. "Grasp at" means "try to achieve", not "understand": https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/grasp...
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: @asker: No, there may not be a rational analysis yet but the question is: is it possible to achieve such as rational analysis yourself. The writer's point is that he doubts it.
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