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

From: mAsterdam <mAsterdam_at_vrijdag.org>
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 21:28:39 +0200
Message-ID: <40ddce63$0$6968$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>


Marshall Spight wrote:

>>>Yes. But if the *same* *data* is stored in both, then M can (normally)
>>>express more. (ie if order is not stored as data, then M can still
>>>express it.)

>
> Can you give an example of something that M can express that
> R cannot, if each is given an informationally-equivalent dataset?

No.

> Note that leaving some info out of the R view would not qualify.

Indeed.

Are you sure it is me you want to answer this question? Received on Sat Jun 26 2004 - 14:28:39 CDT

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