Re: In an RDBMS, what does "Data" mean?

"Anthony W. Youngman" <wol_at_thewolery.demon.co.uk> wrote:

[snip]

>>Four function calculators are not scientific, but they are still
>>useful, mathematically.
>>
>Well, actually, I could think of an experiment. "If I type '4' '+' '4'
>'*' '4' '=' into this thing, then it should come up '20' but might come
>up '32' ". And either way, I will be happy at using it because I can
>predict (ie "do science") that it will come up with a "correct" answer,
>and I can verify that answer.
>
>Actually, I've just done exactly that with the calculator in my copy of
>Windows, and guess which answer it came up with ...

     I would have to guess since it could come up with either!

     In Standard view, the answer is 32.

     In Scientific view, the answer is 20. (In this view, parentheses are available for grouping operations.)

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:

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