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From: Larry Evans (cppljevans_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-12 11:26:25


On 05/12/2005 10:35 AM, Jonathan Turkanis wrote:
>
> I don't like the names sink or source, but it seems that the conversion policy

I couldn't think of a better one :( Maybe initial and final policies?
A possible argument for these names is *maybe* there's some relationship
to initial and final algebras:

http://web.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/research/pdt/ap/pubs.html#Backhouse-Crole-Gibbons2002:Algebraic

I'm almost totally guessing here. I've tried reading some category
theory books without really understanding them. Maybe someone more
familiar with algebraic theories could comment.


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