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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