Talk:Consistency: Difference between revisions

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distinct vs unique: covered by cmloegcmluin above, thanks.

* distinct vs unique: covered by cmloegcmluin above, thanks.

closest vs nearest: no difference in meaning, I think; I chose "closest".

* closest vs nearest: no difference in meaning, I think; I chose "closest".

best vs closest: I argue that "best" can mean different things depending on your purpose, whereas "closest" is simply factual.

* best vs closest: I argue that "best" can mean different things depending on your purpose, whereas "closest" is simply factual.

--[[User:Martins|Martins]] ([[User talk:Martins|talk]]) 20:14, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

: Hi Steve! Thanks for posting here. I corrected the spelling of my username in your post, hope you don't mind (I admit it's a tough one to spell, haha). Also, FYI, people tend to sign their posts here. The way you do that is to type four tildes in a row. I usually type it with two dashes in the front because that's what I was taught by a fellow user here, like this: <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>. Then the wiki transforms the <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> into your username with a link to your user page, plus a timestamp. Sorry if you knew that already and just forgot; I forget sometimes myself.

: As for your actual questions, well, I'm afraid I don't know for sure whether to exclude sums. But I would say that where you've replaced "direct approximation" with "closest approximation", I would at least preserve a link to the page for "direct approximation", since that's the name under which that concept is discussed elsewhere on the wiki at this time. I hope that makes sense, if not, just let me know. --[[User:Cmloegcmluin|Cmloegcmluin]] ([[User talk:Cmloegcmluin|talk]]) 23:50, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

: I didn't know about the username thing (or had forgotten) so thanks. I have not replaced "direct approximation" except in my failed definition in two daughter pages. I hope someone can assist with my question. --[[User:Martins|Martins]] ([[User talk:Martins|talk]]) 20:14, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

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 PS:
-distinct vs unique: covered by cmloegcmluin above, thanks.
+* distinct vs unique: covered by cmloegcmluin above, thanks.
-closest vs nearest: no difference in meaning, I think; I chose "closest".
+* closest vs nearest: no difference in meaning, I think; I chose "closest".
-best vs closest: I argue that "best" can mean different things depending on your purpose, whereas "closest" is simply factual.
+* best vs closest: I argue that "best" can mean different things depending on your purpose, whereas "closest" is simply factual.
+--[[User:Martins|Martins]] ([[User talk:Martins|talk]]) 20:14, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
 : Hi Steve! Thanks for posting here. I corrected the spelling of my username in your post, hope you don't mind (I admit it's a tough one to spell, haha). Also, FYI, people tend to sign their posts here. The way you do that is to type four tildes in a row. I usually type it with two dashes in the front because that's what I was taught by a fellow user here, like this: <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>. Then the wiki transforms the <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> into your username with a link to your user page, plus a timestamp. Sorry if you knew that already and just forgot; I forget sometimes myself.
 : As for your actual questions, well, I'm afraid I don't know for sure whether to exclude sums. But I would say that where you've replaced "direct approximation" with "closest approximation", I would at least preserve a link to the page for "direct approximation", since that's the name under which that concept is discussed elsewhere on the wiki at this time. I hope that makes sense, if not, just let me know. --[[User:Cmloegcmluin|Cmloegcmluin]] ([[User talk:Cmloegcmluin|talk]]) 23:50, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
+: I didn't know about the username thing (or had forgotten) so thanks.  I have not replaced "direct approximation" except in my failed definition in two daughter pages.  I hope someone can assist with my question.  --[[User:Martins|Martins]] ([[User talk:Martins|talk]]) 20:14, 1 August 2022 (UTC)