Re: c.d.theory glossary -- definition of "class"
From: Marshall Spight <mspight_at_dnai.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 15:09:48 GMT
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Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 15:09:48 GMT
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"Alfredo Novoa" <alfredo_at_ncs.es> wrote in message news:e4330f45.0406240421.3558d056_at_posting.google.com...
> type, variable, value and operator. Probably the four key terms in
> computer language theory.
I am in general agreement. But perhaps you can clarify something
for me: how is an operator different from a function?
ISTM that "function" is the term with the clearest definition
and the longest history. I tend to use "function" and "operator"
interchangably, but I can't help but have this nagging feeling
that there is some nuance to the second term that I'm unaware
of.
Marshall Received on Mon Jun 28 2004 - 17:09:48 CEST