I still like `tally` (both a noun and verb) but I'm probably the only one. `frequencies` is the only other name I like. No one has mentioned `histogram` which I also like.
-Greg Vaughn > On Oct 20, 2019, at 12:52 AM, José Valim <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks Eksperimental and Derek! > > Derek, In any case, would repetitions or occurrences be better definitions? > > On Sun, Oct 20, 2019 at 07:47 Derek Kraan <[email protected]> wrote: > Oxford dictionary defines frequency as: the rate at which something occurs > over a particular period of time or in a given sample. > > In this case, the input is the given sample. So the proposed usage is > consistent with the dictionary definition of the word (and my own intuition > as a native speaker). > > On Sun, Oct 20, 2019, at 03:37, eksperimental wrote: >> The problem that I have with "frequencies" is that it means RATE over a >> PERIOD of time or some >> other unit. >> I like the move to a function name that uses nouns, instead of verbs. >> I think we should speak more of "repetition", "recurrence" or "occurrences", >> "instances" >> my two cents >> >> >> On Fri, 18 Oct 2019 02:17:49 +0200 >> José Valim <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > I am not a big fan of group_count/1 and group_count_by/2 because it starts >> > to nudge us in the direction of group_min, group_min_by, and friends. >> > >> > Perhaps frequencies/1 and frequencies_by/2 works best (assuming it is >> > clearer than tally). It at least matches better with min/max/sum, which are >> > nouns? >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "elixir-lang-core" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/20191020083716.01038aeb%40localhostx. >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elixir-lang-core" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/a5a002ce-b05c-4392-b95d-7a3e00844679%40www.fastmail.com. > -- > > > José Valim > www.plataformatec.com.br > Skype: jv.ptec > Founder and Director of R&D > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elixir-lang-core" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/CAGnRm4%2BWeU%2BYTr-8kK92xD9fTn9PrEgQXGuxs%2BiQC5tcJi1g1w%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elixir-lang-core" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/43399050-11A5-46C2-8217-CFF0DFF1BB6E%40gmail.com.
