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> Definitely no multiples. What would that even mean, also you would need unbounded space for multiples of just two atoms. I have a list and I want to assign a
by kmoser 8mo ago
> Definitely no multiples. What would that even mean, also you would need unbounded space for multiples of just two atoms.
I have a list and I want to assign a unique ID to each list item. Each list item itself contains one or more items:
1. My umbrella [ID "a"] and my sunglasses [ID "b"]
2. My umbrella ["a"], my sunglasses ["b"], and my umbrella ["a"]
List item 2 contains two references to my umbrella [ID "a"].
- Dylan16807 8mo agoSo in a physical sense of identifying things that's nonsense. And again if you allow that then lists of just one or two atoms can take up infinite storage space. That's a super obvious reject. It makes no sense to even try to accommodate it in an ID system.