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Re: pointers &arrays[]
- To: "Ernest Clayton Cordell, Jr." <erniec at ix dot netcom dot com>, <gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: pointers &arrays[]
- From: "Scott Warner" <swarnerx3 at acadia dot net>
- Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 07:26:19 -0500
Not being a mathemagician but keenly interested in math (regretting the
"whattamy ever gonna use this junk for?" attitude) I'm interested. I
thought the question "What is an Array Name?" would be simple to answer.
The apparent contradiction in the language seem to point to a more complex
underlying structure, yes?
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> From: Ernest Clayton Cordell, Jr. <erniec@ix.netcom.com>
> To: Scott Warner <swarnerx3@acadia.net>
> Subject: Re: pointers &arrays[]
> Date: Friday, November 28, 1997 4:52 AM
>
> Scott,
> If you would like to engage in a Q&A series, I can explain to you why
> each of the explanations you received is true and valid. To grasp any
> mathematical construct, it is best to first separate instances of the
word
> 'is' into identity, equality, synonymity, identicality, existence and
> equivalence. One reason that you got such a broad array of responses is
> that each respondent is understanding and relaying a different sense of
the
> word 'is.'
> You must have many more questions now . . .
> Ernie
> >
> >1. Array names are equivelant to pointers in most cases
> >2. Array names are NOT pointers
> >3. Array names are pointers
> >4. Arrays do not exist, really
> >
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