Re: The term "theory" as in "database theory"

In message <1169908935.222287_at_nntp.acecape.com>, Kenneth Downs <knode.wants.this_at_see.sigblock> writes
>Bernard Peek wrote:
>
>> In message <1169836825.076438.178700_at_v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>, dawn
>> <dawnwolthuis_at_gmail.com> writes
>>>I have been working on a question related to the term "theory" and
>>>decided I first should get a better idea of what this term means to
>>>others. Below is the dictionary.com list of definitions. Which of the
>>>following comes closest to the use of the term "theory" in this ng as
>>>in "database theory", or is there another someone wants to provide?
>>>Thanks in advance. --dawn
>>
>> It seems that you are approaching this from the wrong direction. The
>> newsgroup's name is comp.databases.theory and it's up to each individual
>> contributor to decide whether their posts are relevant. But they can be
>> relevant to any plausible definition of the word. The word is a given.
>> The meaning of the word is not.
>>
>
>This statement would probably get you an "A" in any post-WWII intro course
>to literary criticism.

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