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"place" is very ambiguous. technically, a place might include several "regions". at the same time, a big building can have several entries, which can be referen
by slx26 9y ago
"place" is very ambiguous. technically, a place might include several "regions". at the same time, a big building can have several entries, which can be referenced with different codes. and still, codes can vary in length and hence, resolution.
but I agree that the sentence itself is a bit confusing and very not technically meaningful or informative.
- shaftway 9y agoI think the point they're trying to convey is that no two codes resolve to overlapping rectangles. In my town there are two zip codes, but both of these are handled by the same post office, so it doesn't really matter which one you use. This can cause confusion though. Ensuring that multiple codes don't resolve to the same place (i.e. rectangle) means that there isn't this confusion.