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Re:Why Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Mat... by schoen on Monday June 17, 2024 @08:52AM (#40705124)
Bundling the time and the volume might be better called "forming a vector" or "forming an ordered pair" rather than "addition". You can then perform addition and subtraction with the resulting ordered pairs or vectors.
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Re:Why Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Mat... by dataflow on Monday June 17, 2024 @11:29AM (#40706606)
There's no need for ordering (it's a bag rather than a vector), but yeah.
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