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If nothing else, it might point out an important aspect of writing a standard: Making sure it is unambiguous and easily understood. (It was slightly before my time, but I'm still wondering why "standard" ASCII text ends lines differently on PC's MAC's and Unix / Linux; it's sometimes a bit of a hassle.) Best regards, Baker On 10/01/2012 03:40 AM, N.M. Maclaren wrote:
On Oct 1 2012, Vincent Lefevre wrote:Not everyone agrees on what a closed interval is (except for bounded intervals of real numbers, which match the topological definition of closed set). So, this notion should be avoided for unbounded intervals.As this originated only in a minor comment of mine, it doesn't matter, but obviously I agree that it should be avoided in documents without making it clear exactly what is meant. Regards, Nick Maclaren.
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