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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