Re: By The Dawn's Normal Light
Date: 25 Oct 2004 19:33:24 -0700
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"Dawn M. Wolthuis" <dwolt_at_tincat-group.comREMOVE> wrote in message news:<clk0eh$1vs$1_at_news.netins.net>...
> But definitions in mathematics do differ from one person to the next.
Of course not. Prime numbers are the same for everybody.
> could you provide me your mathematical definition of relation
A subset of the product of n sets.
> and 1NF?
A property of the relations that consists in that the elements of a
set are elements of a set.
> I have one for relation, but not one that is mathematically sound
> for 1NF.
1NF is redundant and supefluous.
> I'd have to agree with others that definitions are useful or not
Unuseful does not mean incorrect. The concept of 1NF is unuseful.
>What is your definition of
> barbeque?
It is a word that probably comes from the natives of Hispaniola and it is a grill used to cook meat or fish outdoors. It is also used for the food cooked on that grill, and the name of a sauce.
Regards Received on Tue Oct 26 2004 - 04:33:24 CEST