Re: Clean Object Class Design -- Circle/Ellipse
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 15:54:01 GMT
Message-ID: <tAQg7.10584$2u.75845_at_www.newsranger.com>
In article <3b833bac.3938435951_at_news.grpvine1.tx.home.com>, Marc Gluch says...
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>On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 19:42:25 GMT, "Richard MacDonald"
><macdonaldrj_at_att.net> wrote:
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>>Is there anything to be gained by using the axiom where input
>>and output types are the same, then viewing it from a generic
>>function's perspective where the type is Object, i.e.,
>>all-encompassing?
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>I'm not sure I understand your question.
>Why are you reversing the order of construction
> (then viewing it...)?
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>You start with total Chaos.
>You "bring some order to the chaos" by stating first axiom.
>With addition of each new axiom, you build up (actually down) new
>subtheory. The type of each operation completely depends on the
>axiom(s) defining that operation.
>
When axiomizing People (as subclass of Apes;-), do you also need axiomatization
for Real numbers in order to be able to express person's age?
Received on Wed Aug 22 2001 - 17:54:01 CEST