Re: [zigzag] DM.. / multidim DBMS vs ZZ construx

[Ted Nelson <ted@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, they're both multidimensional,
 meaning they register and keep track of
 traits along many axes.

However, the DBMS is basically two dimensions
 (row and columns),
 whereas the ZZspace *constructions*
 may themselves be in many dimensions.

Hope this helps.  Best, Ted N.


At 03:16 PM 11/24/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi!
>
>As I was hopping around the mail archive, trying to understand what it was
>all about, I had this feeling I saw something like this before. Does the
>multi-dimensional organisation of data found in zigzag have something to
>do with the "dimensional modeling" found in data-warehouses ? I might be
>totally wrong, I haven't read much on the subject.
>
>Thanks!
>
>FX.
>
>--
>François-Xavier Le Louarn
>Centre de Recherche sur les Transports
>Université de Montréal
>
>Elle n'a pas seulement des yeux qui voient, elle a des yeux qui montrent. 
>                            (Monsieur Malaussène, D. Pennac)
>
>
>
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