Wednesday, May 10, 2006, 9:12:15 PM, Pierre wrote:
> Each time a mathematician says "a function" he's making a mistake. > Correctly, the mathematician means "a functional" short for "a > functional formula" that PROVIDES function. Mathematicians talking about functions talk about a carefully defined concept (e.g. via set theory) to which the terminus technicus 'function' was attached. If you decide to call a 'function' in that sense a 'foobar' that is certainly fine but may lead to troubles when communicating with mathematicians. -- Best regards, Andreas -- To unsubscribe from the list, just send an email to lists at rebol.com with unsubscribe as the subject.
