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Re: Comments on decoration ill, intersection and union



On 2012-12-13 16:29:52 -0600, Nathan T. Hayes wrote:
> If we evaluate the range of the intersection of X and Y, then
> 	g([0,1] intersect [2,3])
> 		= g(([0,1],DAC) intersect ([2,3],DAC))
> 		= g((Empty,DAC))  // Empty input!!!
> 		= (Empty,DAC)

But the initial input is [0,1], which is not empty ([2,3] can be
seen as a constant or another input, depending on the context).
One gets Empty only after the intersect operation, and since this
is after an operation, Empty cannot be an input.

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