Re: Transitive Closure

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"Alfredo Novoa" <alfredo_at_ncs.es> wrote in message news:e4330f45.0405180244.9d5d351_at_posting.google.com...
> mikharakiri_nospaum_at_yahoo.com (Mikito Harakiri) wrote in message
news:<8a529bb.0405171058.36a5a26_at_posting.google.com>...
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> > So we are talking about different algebra, that has a universe with
> > elements being unary relational algebra operators only -- selection,
> > projection,
>
> They ARE binary operators. Restriction has two operands: a relation
> and a boolean function, and projection a relation and a set of
> attributes.

I think "they are" is too strong. I'd suggest "they may be regarded as".

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