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"Bruce M. Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
: I recommend we "i.f.f." ie deliberately periodize its use outside of
: mathematics and logic; this is a common use; if the strict use is
: needed, use '<=>' in comments. There's no 7-bit ASCII glyph for iff
: which is another problem.
I've never once seen 'i.f.f.' in anything I've read on computer
science, mathematics or logic. I fail to see how you can assert
that's a common usage. There's nothing wrong with "iff" and there's
no problem here that really needs fixing. Anything to replace it
would only be more obscure.
Warner
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