Re: object algebra

> > > The schema is what the data *means.*
> >
> > First your definition does not match others. Per dictionary, a schema
> > is an underlying organization pattern or scheme.
>
> Yes. It is this underlying organizational pattern or schema that
> determines what the data means.

In TDM/XDb1, it is nearly the reverse. No schema determines what data means. Instead, the current data can be used to derive schemas of any level of generalization. Received on Wed Mar 10 2004 - 13:51:18 CST