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Re: Columns without names

From: Marshall <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 09:16:52 -0700
Message-ID: <1158423412.499829.303290@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>


paul c wrote:
> JOG wrote:
> >
> > I find it apt to view a relation predicate for them as:
> > "There is a people_relationship where name is X and age is Y"
>
> Wouldn't a more
> likely predicate be "person X has age Y"?

Although I distinctly prefer Paul's formulation, I'm not sure the difference is anything more than better phrasing.

Well, on second thought, I've changed my mind. JOG seems to be including the relation name in the predicate, which I would consider a mistake.

Marshall Received on Sat Sep 16 2006 - 11:16:52 CDT

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