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Re:Mathematicians should stop naming things after each other by xxs on Sunday September 06, 2020 @04:07AM (#24389829)
>Bloom filters prove OP’s point though.

That depends on your native language, though. For Non-English speakers sounds no different than 'Shell sort'.

Re:Mathematicians should stop naming things after each other by Delk on Sunday September 06, 2020 @05:51AM (#24390223)
I'm a non-native English speaker, and I struggle to remember that Bloom filters are named after a person. I have at times, when coming across the term, ended up wondering how they're supposed to relate to whatever "bloom" the name refers to.

I don't think it really "proves the point", though, except for the point that sometimes names are confusing. So maybe it would be nicer if someone had happened to consider whether a specific naming might be confusing, but that's not the same as "names that aren't directly descriptive are automatically bad".