On 5/22/13 4:17 AM, Matthew West wrote:
> Dear Kingsley,
>
>> All,
>>
>> I am interested in view points about the following claim:
>>
>> Relations are the fundamental mechanism for expressing Data. Basically,
> Data
>> Representation is all about encoding Relations. This assumes that all
>> observations boils down to perception of relationships (relations) between
>> entities.
> MW: OK until the last bit. You seem to be equating relationships to
> relations. Not a good move in my view. I take a relationship to be a real
> world phenomenon and a relation to be a mathematical structure. Whilst
> relations can be used to represent relationships, there is certainly not
> necessarily a one-to-one relationship between relationships and relations.
> For example in relational databases it is common practice to use a single
> relation (record type) to represent multiple real world relationships. (01)
Yes, I agree. (02)
As per my response to Pat, I am on a quest to construct a simple
narrative targeting less technical audiences. Thus, I've opted to make a
little comprise by being a little lossy about Relations and Relationships. (03)
Kingsley
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