Re: Temporal database - no end date
From: Frank Hamersley <terabitemightbe_at_bigpond.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:59:17 GMT
Message-ID: <FXFsh.4088$u8.2073_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:59:17 GMT
Message-ID: <FXFsh.4088$u8.2073_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au>
Marshall wrote:
> On Jan 20, 6:28 pm, "DBMS_Plumber" wrote:
[..]
>> WHAT is the Mean Time To Failure in the example I gave, given the DDL >> temporal model? 0 'chronons'/'time quanta'? 1 'chronons'/'time quanta'? >> What? >> >> It's a REALLY simple example. It's a REALLY simple question.
[..]
> As near as I can tell, Bob has already addressed any points your
> example brings up. What exactly are you thinking you're
> proving by asking the question of what the average of
> 1, 1, 1, 1, and 0 is? The average is 0.8.
Ye Gods! Received on Sun Jan 21 2007 - 09:59:17 CET