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On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 7:39 PM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
>> Why should zip be called convolution?
>
> Why should anything be called anything?
>
> Don't worry, I'm not suggesting that the zip function be renamed.
>

It's like referring to the 'and' and 'or' operators as conjunctions
and disjunctions. You wouldn't rename the operators, but it's still
accurate to describe them that way.

ChrisA

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              Re: Simple exercise Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 09:00 -0700
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                Re: Simple exercise Jussi Piitulainen <jussi.piitulainen@helsinki.fi> - 2016-03-15 07:26 +0200
                Re: Simple exercise Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-15 19:39 +1100
                Re: Simple exercise Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 19:53 +1100
                Re: Simple exercise Jussi Piitulainen <jussi.piitulainen@helsinki.fi> - 2016-03-15 11:04 +0200
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            Re: Simple exercise Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 09:16 -0600
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