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Re: more closed-world chatter

From: Jon Heggland <jon.heggland_at_idi.ntnu.no>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 12:18:00 +0200
Message-ID: <f21fvv$f7t$1@orkan.itea.ntnu.no>


Vadim Tropashko wrote:
> I suggest [anti]join as a generalized minus. The generalized Date
> identity is:
>
> (A /\ B) \/ (A /\ 00) = A \ (A \ B)
>
> where /\ is join, \/ is generalized union, and \ is antijoin.

So the left side is a semijoin, right? What do you mean by the phrase "The generalized Date identity"?

-- 
Jon
Received on Fri May 11 2007 - 05:18:00 CDT

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