I think "equal-sized" is correct, based on: - How it sounds to my ear (albeit English is not my mother tongue).
- Similar usage in writings by a noted writer and stylist. e.g. http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Essays/Kenneth_E._Iverson contains "one-room school", "higher-dimensional array", "6-month mini-sabbatical". - Google search of "equal-sized" produces 317,000 hits. ("equally sized" produces 182,000 hit.) ----- Original Message ----- From: Oleg Kobchenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008 1:46 Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] equal-size partitions To: Programming forum <[email protected]> > > From: Roger Hui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sorry, "typo". The verb and the numbers are correct, > > but the description is wrong. It should be: > > > > The number of sets of x equal-sized subsets of y objects. > > (Each subset is of size y%x.) > > > > ... > > > Shouldn't it be "equally sized" (adv + participle) > or "equal size" (adj + noun), and not adj + participle? > (Dash appears in modifier phrase before noun.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
