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On 01/17/2011 07:57 PM, Daniel Gibson wrote:
> IMHO * (multiply) is not good because in theoretical computer science
> multiply is used to concatenate two words and thus concatenating a word
> with itself n times is word^n (pow(word, n) in mathematical terms).

Weird. Excuse my ignorance, but how can multiply even mean concat? How 
is this written concretely (example welcome)? Do theoretical computer 
science people find this syntax a Good Thing?

Denis
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