On Fri, 24 May 2002, Tom Schrijvers wrote:
>
> The first result for nub in dictionary.com gives:
> nub Pronunciation Key (nb)
> n.
>
> 1. A protuberance or knob.
> 2. A small lump.
> 3. The essence; the core: the nub of a story
>
> I think essence is the right meaning, removing all duplicates.
On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 10:00:35AM -0700, Brian Huffman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is just for fun, really, but does anyone know how the nub function from
> the standard List module got its name? (It is the function that removes
> duplicates from a list, in case you are not familiar with it.) I look
Hi,
This is just for fun, really, but does anyone know how the nub function from
the standard List module got its name? (It is the function that removes
duplicates from a list, in case you are not familiar with it.) I looked up
the word "nub" in the online Merriam-Webster dictionary (www.m-w.c
