Hi Andrew, Sounds like a good idea, although I would like to see the 'using ordinary differential equations' bit dropped.
It would also be good to try and work this definition into the front page at cellml.org - that is the most common place I look when I need a brief blurb on CellML. Might possibly fit in with a new section on the website on "How to cite CellML" ?? Andre. Andrew Miller wrote: > Hi, > > I have noticed that a lot of people who refer to CellML (generally > people who don't use CellML, but reference it) feel obliged to expand > the abbreviation, and they generally expand it as "Cell Markup Language". > > As far as I am aware, we have never actually said that CellML stands for > Cell Markup Language, and indeed, that expansion doesn't really make > sense, because CellML does not aim to mark up cells at all, and it is in > some sense independent of biology at a technical level. However, unless > we can agree as a community that CellML doesn't stand for "Cell Markup > Language", there is a risk that people will keep calling it that, which > could result in a misunderstanding of what CellML is. > > I suggest that we put the following note up as an errata to the CellML > specifications (please indicate whether you agree with the intention of > this, and whether you agree with the specific wording): > > "CellML is not intended to be an abbreviation, but rather, it is simply > a name used to identify the language. The fact that CellML starts with > the word 'Cell' is a result of its original intended use. However, > CellML is actually a generic mathematical modelling language which can > be applied in a range of disciplines. It is worth noting that CellML > does not stand for 'Cell Markup Language'. Instead, when introducing > CellML to an audience who may be unfamiliar with it, a short explanation > of CellML is recommended. For example, 'CellML (a mathematical model > markup language most commonly used to describe biological systems using > ordinary differential equations)' ". > > Best regards, > Andrew > > _______________________________________________ > cellml-discussion mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.cellml.org/mailman/listinfo/cellml-discussion -- David Nickerson, PhD Research Fellow Division of Bioengineering Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ cellml-discussion mailing list [email protected] http://www.cellml.org/mailman/listinfo/cellml-discussion
