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Re: JAVA MathSET API

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Jeff Higgins wrote:
> Martin Gregorie wrote:
>> Kai wrote:
>>> Hello all,
>>> I want to implement a mathematical set of strings using the JAVA API
>>> MathSET.
>>> Is there anything you can suggest for this implementation.

'java.util.Set'.
 
>> What do you mean by 'a mathematical set of strings' - a set of strings
>> containing mathematical expressions that can be evaluated once values
>> have been supplied for all variables?
>>
>> If so, I think something like Coco/R or Yacc/M may come in quite useful...
> 
> I think he means a Set implementation with 
> union, 

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Set.html#addAll(java.util.Collection)

> intersection,

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Set.html#removeAll(java.util.Collection)

> complement, 

Set<Foo> universal = new HashSet<>(); 
... 
Set<Foo> example = ...
Set<Foo> complement = universal.removeAll(example);

> product, etc. It's somewhat surprising how many

Produce a Set<Foo, Foo> from two sets via an algorithm of your own devise.

> x.x.x.MathSet implementations turn up on Goo'gle.

So, basically, there's nothing to do except implement a "universal" set and a 
'product(Set<Foo> x,y -> Set<Foo,Foo>)' (loose syntax here).

-- 
Lew

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JAVA MathSET API Kai <indivarf11@gmail.com> - 2014-03-06 10:13 -0800
  Re: JAVA MathSET API Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-03-06 20:53 +0000
    Re: JAVA MathSET API Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-03-06 16:19 -0500
      Re: JAVA MathSET API Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2014-03-12 18:04 -0700
        Re: JAVA MathSET API "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-03-13 13:19 +1100
  Re: JAVA MathSET API Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-03-06 16:01 -0500
  Re: JAVA MathSET API Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-03-06 20:24 -0500
  Re: JAVA MathSET API Kai <indivarf11@gmail.com> - 2014-03-20 10:34 -0700
    Re: JAVA MathSET API Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-03-20 14:39 -0400
      Re: JAVA MathSET API Kai <indivarf11@gmail.com> - 2014-03-20 13:39 -0700
        Re: JAVA MathSET API Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-03-20 17:35 -0400
          Re: JAVA MathSET API Kai <indivarf11@gmail.com> - 2014-03-21 00:34 -0700

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