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Re: [xsl] What is a better word for "de-duplication"?

2006-08-27 19:33:20
From memory, in mathematics taking one element from each class of
equivalence is called factorisation using this specific equivalence
relation.

So, we may call it "identity factorisation" -- can somebody offer
something better?



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On 8/27/06, Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com> wrote:
Do we have a good word for "take one from every group"?

Something like "unique ranking",  or "sampling", or "full
representation" or shall I say "setification"?

On 8/27/06, M. David Peterson <m(_dot_)david(_at_)mdptws(_dot_)com> wrote:
> extended: where a 'key delegate' would represent a single instance of
> multiple occurence.
>
> M. David Peterson wrote:
> > keyed delegation
> >
> > Jay Bryant wrote:
> >> That's a tough one.
> >>
> >> streamline?
> >> unify?
> >> reduce?
> >> trim?
> >>
> >> None of those quite fits, though.
> >>
> >> English has a number of nouns for the basic concept, including
> >> "unique" and
> >> "distinct". However, I can't think of (or find online) a verb for that
> >> concept.
> >>
> >> FWIW (not much, I suspect)
> >>
> >> Jay Bryant
> >> Bryant Communication Services
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dimitre Novatchev"
> >> <dnovatchev(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com>
> >> To: <xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com>
> >> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 7:41 PM
> >> Subject: [xsl] What is a better word for "de-duplication"?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> I want to use a single, short word to express the act of removing
> >>> duplicates from a node-set. I remember seing the word "de-duplication"
> >>> used, however it sounds ugly.
> >>>
> >>> Could someone suggest a better word, please?
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Dimitre Novatchev
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Dimitre Novatchev
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