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>


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

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