- From: Peter F. Patel-Schneider <pfpschneider@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:03:03 -0700
- To: kcoyle@kcoyle.net, public-vocabs@w3.org
On 08/12/2014 09:38 AM, Karen Coyle wrote:
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> On 8/12/14, 8:23 AM, Peter F. Patel-Schneider wrote:
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>> I think that 10.1 and 10.2 are intended for mathematical use.
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> No,
Yes.
> I have many examples where people have used ".n", even with non-numeric
> identifiers ("AA345.1"). There are no rules for what people "have done." Often
> they are just trying to find a sortable order, and even go so far as
> "AA345.1a" or "35.1b."
But this *is* mathematics!
> Never underestimate the cleverness of a person who
> needs to insert something into an already developed sequence.
Agreed, and this is one reason why using integers is a poor choice. Yes,
there will always be exceptions, but I would hope that they would be rare, and
exceptions to integer numbering of episodes appears to be common.
So what, then, is a good choice? Good question!
> kc
peter
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> They code
>> for some sort of object that has at least a total order defined on it.
>> That's mathematics, at least in my book.
>>
>> peter
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>> PS: Arguing that floats are not intended for mathematical use is more
>> viable to me.
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Received on Tuesday, 12 August 2014 17:03:33 UTC