Re: Meaning of "important special case"

"Hansen, Eric" wrote:
> 
> I can see what you are saying, but it sort of begs the question, "If it is
> so 'important' and 'special', why isn't it _at least_ as important (in terms
> of priority) as the checkpoint of which it is a special case?"
> 
> I tend to think of a special case as a 'subset' or a closer look at
> something and that an 'important' special case would be at least as
> important in terms of 'priority'.....
> 
> Maybe we should say that checkpoint 9.6 (P3) is an "_unimportant_ special
> case" of checkpoint 9.3 (P2)....!?

Or just "special case"

 - Ian

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Received on Thursday, 25 January 2001 16:48:57 UTC