Re: [boost] Re: Naming Issues [part of Formal Review: Indexed

From: Rob Stewart (stewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-25 17:40:44

From: Dave Gomboc <dave_at_[hidden]>
> 
> > The standard may have made a mistake.  It's fairly easy to 
> > swallow "multixxx"  but when there are more x's it gets much harder.
> 
> Multigraph, multitask, multihyphenate, multimethod, etc. -- I think it's
> normal.

Of 154 words listed when I looked up "multi-" at www.m-w.com,
precisely two were hyphenated.  A search for "multi-i*" also
found "multi-instrumentalist."  A separate search also turned up
"multi-ply."  Aside from "multi-ply," which emphasizes its
distinction from "multiply," the mathematical concept, the only
hyphenated words start with "i" after "multi."  Thus,
"multi-index" is appropriate, whereas "multiindex" is not.

Here is the list of 154 words I mentioned:

multiage
multiagency
multiarmed
multiatom
multiauthor
multiaxial
multiband
multibank
multibarrel
multibarreled
multibillion
multibillionaire
multibladed
multibranched
multibuilding
multicampus
multicar
multicarbon
multicausal
multicell
multicelled
multicellular
multicellularity
multicenter
multichain
multichambered
multichannel
multicharacter
multicity
multiclient
multicoated
multicolor
multicolored
multicolumn
multicomponent
multiconductor
multicopy
multicounty
multicourse
multicurie
multicurrency
multidialectal
multidimensional
multidimensionality
multidirectional
multidisciplinary
multidiscipline
multidivisional
multidomain
multidrug
multielectrode
multielement
multiemployer
multiengine
multiethnic
multifaceted
multifamily
multifilament
multiflash
multifocal
multifrequency
multifunction
multifunctional
multigenerational
multigenic
multigrade
multigrain
multigrid
multigroup
multihandicapped
multiheaded
multihospital
multihued
multi-industry
multi-institutional
multilane
multilevel
multileveled
multiline
multilobed
multimanned
multimegaton
multimegawatt
multimember
multimetallic
multimillennial
multimillion
multimillionaire
multimode
multimolecular
multination
multinuclear
multinucleate
multinucleated
multiorgasmic
multipage
multipaned
multiparameter
multipart
multiparticle
multiparty
multipath
multiphase
multiphasic
multiphoton
multipicture
multipiece
multipion
multipiston
multiplant
multiplayer
multipole
multipower
multiproblem
multiproduct
multipurpose
multirange
multiregional
multireligious
multiroom
multiscreen
multiservice
multisided
multisite
multisize
multiskilled
multisource
multispecies
multispeed
multisport
multistemmed
multistep
multistoried
multistory
multistranded
multisyllabic
multisystem
multitalented
multiterminal
multitiered
multiton
multitone
multitowered
multitrack
multitrillion
multiunion
multiunit
multiuse
multivitamin
multivolume
multiwall
multiwarhead
multiwavelength
multiyear

-- 
Rob Stewart                           stewart_at_[hidden]
Software Engineer                     http://www.sig.com
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