Re: The term "theory" as in "database theory"
From: Marshall <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com>
Date: 26 Jan 2007 22:35:50 -0800
Message-ID: <1169879750.705847.140000_at_l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
Date: 26 Jan 2007 22:35:50 -0800
Message-ID: <1169879750.705847.140000_at_l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
On Jan 26, 10:33 pm, "Marshall" <marshall.spi..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > 3. Mathematics. a body of principles, theorems, or the like, belonging
> > to one subject: number theory.
> > 4. the branch of a science or art that deals with its principles or
> > methods, as distinguished from its practice: music theory.
>
> 3 and 4 are best. 5 is close.
Consider:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiomatic_set_theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_theory
Marshall Received on Sat Jan 27 2007 - 07:35:50 CET