Actually, not quite. I think minimizers or minimization are good for that package, minimum is not.
Likewise, solvers for the package, but not root. A minimum or a root is something you find, not software. On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Luc Maisonobe <luc.maison...@free.fr>wrote: > Ted Dunning a écrit : > > The standard term in mathematical software is solver for the object that > > does it, solve for the method it does and root or result for the final > > output. > Thanks for the hint, Ted. > Hence I guess for the package name, "solvers", "solving", "root"/"roots" > are all acceptable. > For the other package "minimizers" is perhaps awkward but "minimization" > or "minimum"/"minima" are also acceptable. > > Lets go for "root" and "minimum" as suggested by Gilles. > > Luc > > > > > (and I am a native English speaker) > > > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Luc Maisonobe > > <luc.maison...@free.fr>wrote: > > > > >> I think that "root" is clearer (e.g. for a new user browsing the > > package > > >> list javadoc). > > >> [And both are little bit shorter names than the alternative. ;-)] > > > I am OK with any suggestion like this. Since I'm not a native english > > > speaker, I let some time for other people to express their feelings > > > about this. > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > -- Ted Dunning, CTO DeepDyve 4600 Bohannon Drive, Suite 220 Menlo Park, CA 94025 www.deepdyve.com 650-324-0110, ext. 738 858-414-0013 (m)
