Re: [zzdev] Re: Ranks

[Bek Oberin <gossamer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark-Jason Dominus wrote:
> > > "Rank" is the generalized term for "row" and "column",
> Now, suppose the rank has an extra cell on the end that contains a name for
> the data in the rank, like this:
>   MALE SIMPSONS -- Homer -- Bart -- Abe -- Flanders -- Skinner -- Nelson
>   CHARACTERS
> Now it's a collection of data that has a label.  This is precisely
> what a conventional computer file is, so let's call it a file.
> Now we have ranks and files.   Ha ha ha!

You fit in here REALLY well :)


bekj

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