Re: Examples of SQL anomalies?

On Jul 4, 10:35 am, JOG <j..._at_cs.nott.ac.uk> wrote:
> On Jul 4, 3:04 am, David BL <davi..._at_iinet.net.au> wrote:
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> > On Jul 4, 12:35 am, JOG <j..._at_cs.nott.ac.uk> wrote:
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> > > I normally accord to the definitions:
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> > > information = datum + meaning
> > > datum = value + description
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> > > These are useful, succinct and accord nicely with [ISO 2382-1:1984]:
> > > “Data: A representation of facts, concepts, or instructions in a
> > > normalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or
> > > processing by humans or by automatic means”, while giving something a
> > > bit more formalized in terms of data theory.
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> > > In terms of defining value both the output of a function or the
> > > element of a set seem fine, but then defining a value as being some
> > > amount or quantity also seems fine.
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> > I agree with
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> > information = datum + meaning
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> > I think the distinction between value and data/information has to do
> > with the distinction between value and variable. A value doesn't have
> > a context in time/space and therefore cannot in itself be regarded as
> > data or information. As Bob says, “a value just is".
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> > A variable is a holder for an encoded value. I would suggest
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> > datum = encoded value
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> > An encoded value means an “appearance of a value” using C.Date
> > terminology and this occurs in time and space and therefore we can say
> > it has a context.
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> Well, I wonder if this is the same thing, just said in different vocab
> - the appearance you talk about is just the description I refer to

Ok, I wasn’t sure what "description" meant. Received on Fri Jul 04 2008 - 08:21:30 CEST