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From: simon@einode.UUCP (Simon Kenyon)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: Re: Re: generalized switch
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Date: Thu, 14-Aug-86 07:23:33 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 14 07:23:33 1986
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>>*   "[a,b)" is the American notation for a half-open interval.  The European
>>    notation is "[a,b[", which would be even worse.
> 
> Actually: the ``European'' (by no means universally European) notation is a
> LOT better: you don't have to stare at the equation trying to disambiguate
> different kinds of parenthesis (especially useful if your printer's
> character set is lousy, or the copy is badly handwritten),
> although I'm used to the ``American'' notation, which ``looks nicer''.

since when has [a,b[ been the european notation for a half open interval?
i was taught [a,b) thank you very much
ireland is a tadge more european that britain :-)
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