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Re: So what's null then if it's not nothing?

From: vc <boston103_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 4 Dec 2005 14:56:23 -0800
Message-ID: <1133736983.556193.140790@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>

Jon Heggland wrote:
[...]
> "Whatever" should IMO include the (very fundamental) boolean domain, so
> NULL in the context of boolean should also mean an unknown/missing
> value.

Did not notice that at first. Using NULL and Boolean in the same sentence is as wrong as one can get. Boolean [algebra/logic/whatever] means that one talks abot the 2VL propositional logic, any other logical constant simply does not belong there. Received on Sun Dec 04 2005 - 16:56:23 CST

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