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Re: relations aren't types?

From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_golden.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 10:12:49 -0500
Message-ID: <r96dnY5YyOUWF2iiRVn-uQ@golden.net>


"Alfredo Novoa" <alfredo_at_ncs.es> wrote in message news:e4330f45.0401020305.58b53027_at_posting.google.com...
> "Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_golden.net> wrote in message
news:<EfOdnSWVnOSbXGmi4p2dnA_at_golden.net>...
>
> > > From TTM: A scalar type is a type with no user-visible components.
> >
> > Which in TTM is every type. Since scalar encompasses everything, why
even
> > mention it?
>
> It is not every type. There are also array types, relation types,
> tuple types, etc, etc.

Since these are types with values and operations, how exactly do they differ from scalar types? Received on Fri Jan 02 2004 - 09:12:49 CST

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