Re: Thinking about MINUS
From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:32:50 GMT
Message-ID: <CAOoh.42700$cz.625274_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>
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> how
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> If I have ten relational tables and ten koalas, and I ask how many florida
> oranges I've got, I would hope the answer would be zero, not
> "contradiction". Type mismatches are in the eye of the evaluator, not in
> the universe itself.
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:32:50 GMT
Message-ID: <CAOoh.42700$cz.625274_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>
Walt wrote:
> "Marshall" <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1168306176.945877.254470_at_11g2000cwr.googlegroups.com...
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>>On Jan 8, 9:22 am, "Aloha Kakuikanu" <aloha.kakuik..._at_yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>>paul c wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Well, if I have 10 Navel Oranges and 10 Tangerine Oranges and I ask
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> how
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>>>>many Florida Oranges I've got, I would hope the answer would be zero, >>>>not "contradiction". >>> >>>This is why the concept of type (or domain) is not such a great idea. >> >>! >> >>I would have to disagree with that assertion. >> >>Marshall
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> If I have ten relational tables and ten koalas, and I ask how many florida
> oranges I've got, I would hope the answer would be zero, not
> "contradiction". Type mismatches are in the eye of the evaluator, not in
> the universe itself.
I would hope the answer is: "How the hell should I know?!?" Received on Tue Jan 09 2007 - 16:32:50 CET