Reminder: Motion P1788/M0001.01_StandardizedNotation discussion period soon to end
IEEE working group 1788 members:
This is a reminder that Motion Motion P1788/M0001.01_StandardizedNotation
is presently under discussion, and that the discussion period
will end on Wednesday, January 21. After that, discussion
will cease on that motion, and voting will begin according
to 11.2, item 4 of our policies an procedures.
Note that, during the discussion period, inconsequential
suggestions that arise on a position paper may be made
at the discretion of the technical editor. (That is, 11.2 item 3
of the Policies and Procedures is meant for substantial
modifications only. Any insubstantial modifications made
will be pointed out prior to the vote.)
Recall that the motion says:
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Motion P1788/M0001.01_StandardizedNotation
Proposer: J D Pryce
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The P1788 standard will initially use the notation proposed in
the paper "Standardized notation in interval analysis" by R.B.
Kearfott, M.T. Nakao, A. Neumaier, S.M. Rump, S.P. Shary, and P.
van Hentenryck, available at
http://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~neum/papers.html
This notation will be open to amendment after sufficient
experience of using it.
The standard will include a copy of the above paper (as possibly
amended) in an appendix.
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==Rationale==
As that paper itself says, interval notation is somewhat
fragmented at present. Here is the view of some experts who have
thought hard about this issue. We can do great service to
interval computation for many years ahead by helping to
disseminate their recommended practice, and following it
ourselves.
Rather than spend preliminary time debating whether we want to
amend the proposed standard notation, I think it is more
fruitful for us all to accept it as it is for now, and accept
the discipline of following its notation for future position
papers. In due course, either we are satisfied we can accept it
permanently, or some of us are so annoyed by its perceived
deficiencies that we have some constructive changes to make.
The motion does not say that all position papers SHALL use this
notation. I just strongly recommend this, so we get experience
of using it.
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Sincerely,
R. Baker Kearfott
Acting Chair, P1788
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Department of Mathematics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
(Room 217 Maxim D. Doucet Hall, 1403 Johnston Street)
Box 4-1010, Lafayette, LA 70504-1010, USA
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