On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 12:11:09PM -0800, Bradd W. Szonye wrote: > > The current draft has this change, with a Map type for > > single-key->single-value collections, and a Dictionary subtype for > > single-key->multiple-value collections. > > Not too happy about the specific name choices, though. Set theory calls > a MxN mapping a "relationship" or just "mapping." Mx1 mappings are > usually called "partial functions" or "functions" (depending on whether > the mapping covers the entire domain). In other words, "mapping" is the > more general name. Thats true in the literature but confusing as you note. Its consistent though with the names used by a couple of other collection APIs. Dictionary at least Just Makes Sense, as real dictionaries bind words to one or more definitions. Scott
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