Re: Stored fields ordered left to right
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 10:30:11 -0800
Message-ID: <1072636217.654919_at_news-1.nethere.net>
"Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_golden.net> wrote in message <news:wLadnalFBMpQAXOi4p2dnA_at_golden.net>...
> For anyone who doesn't know, ignore Dawn--she's an idiot. Mathematical
> relations do not have any particular attribute order. The physical
> representation of mathematical relations using written symbols on planar
> surfaces relies on physical order for succinctness.
Heh. If she thinks the relational tuple vs. ordered n-tuple difference
is insurmountable, she ought to try getting a mathematician and a
theoretical physicist to communicate. They use different definitions
for so many of the same terms that they'd have to invent an entirely
new language to talk about much of anything besides last night's game!
--
Joe Foster <mailto:jlfoster%40znet.com> Sacrament R2-45 <http://www.xenu.net/>
WARNING: I cannot be held responsible for the above They're coming to
because my cats have apparently learned to type. take me away, ha ha!
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