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

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.

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Bernard Peek
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