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

Subject: Re: [xsl] What is a better word for "de-duplication"?
From: Steve <subsume@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:25:08 -0400
Its a tough one, especially since you probably need a very technical
name. I would prefer 'identity consolidation' before 'factorisation'
(cognitive load on the second is higher to me).

-S


On 8/27/06, Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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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Dimitre Novatchev
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On 8/27/06, Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> 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.david@xxxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> 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
> > >>> ---------------------------------------
> > >>> Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant
> > >>> intelligence.
> > >>> ---------------------------------------
> > >>> To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> >
> > --
> > /M:D
> >
> > M. David Peterson
> > http://mdavid.name | http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2354
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Dimitre Novatchev
> ---------------------------------------
> Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence.
> ---------------------------------------
> To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk

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