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At 08:00 AM 10/13/2006, David wrote:
Its common meaning is metaphorical!
Its literal meaning is what Jay said, kind of a "knob". One might run one's fingers over some rough-woven fabric and feel the nubs in it.
There's more really interesting stuff at
That's near the nub of it.
Re: [xsl] De-Duplification revisited (Was: Re: [xsl] What is a better word for "de-duplication"?)
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Subject: Re: [xsl] De-Duplification revisited (Was: Re: [xsl] What is a better word for "de-duplication"?) From: Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:48:13 -0400 |
At 08:00 AM 10/13/2006, David wrote:
> It's a very English word, in common, everyday usage in England. true but not normally with this meaning:-)
Its common meaning is metaphorical!
Its literal meaning is what Jay said, kind of a "knob". One might run one's fingers over some rough-woven fabric and feel the nubs in it.
There's more really interesting stuff at
http://www.newstatesman.com/200503280033 http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=nub
personally I'd call it enumerating equivalence classes, http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=enumerating+equivalence+classes suggests that others may do too.
That's near the nub of it.
Cheers, Wendell
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