It's true for the mathematical meaning of 'function' -- see http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_(mathematics) for an example of this kind of thinking.
That said, you can transform a nondeterministic relationship into a determistic function by supplying parameters sufficient to represent the nondetermanism. Or, were you speaking of something else? -- Raul On Monday, December 17, 2012, R.E. Boss <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >> Van: [email protected] [mailto: [email protected]] Namens Raul Miller >> Verzonden: zondag 16 december 2012 21:07 >> Aan: [email protected] >> Onderwerp: Re: [Jgeneral] Power Conjuntion >> >> Actually, anything with non-deterministic results cannot be a >> function. (...) >> > > > This is not true. > > > R.E. Boss > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
