atw: Re: Is "non-null" an acceptable term?

Jonn Mero: On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:14:07 -0800, you wrote:
> Problematic if 0 (zero) is considered a non-value, innit?
>

Not if you follow the Arabic model, and say zero is a
value. Most of us have been following the Arabian
mathematicians on this for a few centuries.   :-)

And from the another point of view, it's important to
understand that null is not necessarily numeric, as zero is.

For example, the null string is a commonly-used concept,
being a string of no length, sometimes confusingly referred 
to as "", or ''.  

Anyone want to opt for non-"" ?


-Peter G. Martin, Technical writer Proxima Technology


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