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RE: the term arguments - Larz60+ - Nov-16-2022
Most all languages have words with multiple meanings.
English, i think more so than others.
Also similar items often have many names
take for example the terms used for a group of aminals:
some that I can think of:
hummingbirds, any one of words:
a bouquet
a glittering
a hover
a shimmer
a tune
then there's:
a murder of crows
a gaggle of geese
a flock of seagulls
a herd of cows
a pride of lions
a scold of jays
a crash of rhinos
an ambush of tigers
this all originated from a very old (several hundreds of years) hunting book.
RE: the term arguments - astral_travel - Nov-16-2022
@Larz60+ - yea that's awesome, i love it when you have many sounds/tones to use for the same concept...
RE: the term arguments - astral_travel - Nov-16-2022
@rob101 - thanks man !
where are you from ? what do you do for a living ?
RE: the term arguments - Larz60+ - Nov-16-2022
I am from Earth.
I do what I do.
RE: the term arguments - rob101 - Nov-16-2022
(Nov-16-2022, 06:57 PM)astral_travel Wrote: @rob101 - thanks man !
where are you from ? what do you do for a living ?
You're welcome.
I'm from Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
Sorry to be so evasive, but I'm quite a private person and this is a public Forum.
RE: the term arguments - astral_travel - Nov-17-2022
alright, fine with me : )
i can understand that...
RE: the term arguments - astral_travel - Nov-25-2022
i came across the term Manipulation,
as in the next sentence: Manipulating large datasets, even when those datasets don’t fit in memory
why is the word ? (how does manipulation corresponds with this)
RE: the term arguments - Larz60+ - Nov-25-2022
manipulation is another one of those terms that can have different meanings:
As a noun, it can mean:
1. Control or infulence somebody or something, often in a secretive way.
2. The control or use of something that shows skill.
3. Moving bones into or joints into their correct position.
# 2 would apply in programming.
As a verb, it can mean:
1. Manipluate someone, example: A politician manipulating public opinion on something.
2. Manipulate something, example: He skillfully manipulated the data table into a simple format.
3. The act of manipulating bones or joints into proper position. example: The doctor manipulated the football players sholder back into place.
RE: the term arguments - astral_travel - Nov-25-2022
okay, that makes a lil more sense now,
yet, what is the common denominator for the different meanings ?
RE: the term arguments - Larz60+ - Nov-26-2022
see: https://www.etymonline.com/word/manipulation?utm_source=related_entries#etymonline_v_6809