Re: It don't mean a thing ...

Bill H and others...

I grow weary. Here are some dictionary definitions:

"Fact":
1. A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.

2. A concept whose truth can be proved.
3. A statement or assertion of verified information.
4. An event known to have happened or something known to have existed.

"Implicit":
1. Being without doubt or reserve

"Bill H" <wphaskett_at_THISISMUNGEDatt.net> wrote in message news:zr3vc.28188$IB.8165_at_attbi_s04...
> Alan:
>
> Butcher the meaning of the word "facts", make "implicit" mean anything we
> want it to mean, and voila: a perfectly useless pontification that can be
> passed off to our youth as learning, who may not know any better. :-)
>
> Bill
>
> "Alan" <alan_at_erols.com> wrote in message
> news:2i3gsqFhndekU1_at_uni-berlin.de...
> > "By data, we mean known facts that can be recorded and have an implicit
> > meaning." Source: "Fundamentals of Database Systems, Third Edition"
Ramez
> > Elmasri and Shamkant B. Navathe, Addison-Wesley 2000, page 4.
> >
> > Can we please change the subject now?
>
>
Received on Tue Jun 01 2004 - 22:20:05 CEST