Re: Silly question #44

Howard,

No, I don't think so. I have always believed that indexes (in terms of looking something up) is the correct plural form of index when talking (e.g.) databases, whereas indices is the term for, for example, 2 to the power of 8.

By the way, sorry to be pedantic. but it is 'classically'. That I do know.

Don't take this too seriously. BTW, excellent website. Keep it up!

So long, and thanks for all the scripts ;-)

Paul

"Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com> wrote in message news:1013712763.685028_at_bugstomper.ihug.com.au...
> I think you'll find matrices is actually Greek (and thus, perhaps
bizzarely,
> perfectly good English)!
>
> I have to confess that constant talk of indexes always has me feeling
> nervous that some classicly-trained DBA is going to yell at me for crass
> ignorance: "Indices, laddie.... indices!!"
>
> Ad hoc, ergo propter hoc. Icthyos, logos.
> Have a kaleidoscope.
> HJR
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> "Nuno Souto" <nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam> wrote in message
> news:3c6bcdb0.14532601_at_news-vip.optusnet.com.au...
> > crappy doodled thusly:
> >
> > >how about this?
> > >
> >
>
>http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/ml2_documents.showDocument?p_data
> base_id=NOT&p_id=112240.1
> > >
> > >i'm lazy so i didn't really look at it close enough to see if it
> > >actually answers your question.
> >
> >
> > MOL. According to that one, all versions connect to everything else
> > (except for listeners to servers). Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, I don't think
> > so....
> >
> > BTW, what search did you do to get that one? I noticed they spelt
> > SQL*Net as SqlNet and matrixes as matrices. Which I'd never have
> > done. Bugger ANSI English!
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> > Nuno Souto
> > nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam
>
>
Received on Thu Feb 14 2002 - 13:50:03 CST