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Re: The naive test for equality

From: VC <boston103_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:03:30 -0400
Message-ID: <eqWdnU_1GcqstWTfRVn-sg@comcast.com>

"mAsterdam" <mAsterdam_at_vrijdag.org> wrote in message news:42f91c44$0$11065$e4fe514c_at_news.xs4all.nl...
> vc wrote:
>> David Cressey wrote:
> [snip]
>>>The two words, "synonym" and "homonym" are borrowed from the argot of
>>>natural linguistics, but the two problems arise whenever data is
>>>represented.
>>
>> In modelling, "synonym/homonym problems" are problems only when they
>> are self-induced.
>
> What do you mean by that? I've done quite some practical modelling
> with teams. I never experienced the problem not coming up.

For example ?

>Synonyms
> and homonyms had to be delt with (and we didn't always succesfully).
> I'ld appreciate any hints to recognize them as early as possible.
Received on Tue Aug 09 2005 - 17:03:30 CDT

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