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Yeah, I was wondering what it was, and it bears no obvious relation to spreadsheets. I'd love to know where the name came from? (It can't really be criticised
by Robadob 13y ago
Yeah, I was wondering what it was, and it bears no obvious relation to spreadsheets. I'd love to know where the name came from?
(It can't really be criticised for its name though, I can't find anything to link 'excel' to spreadsheets either)
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- kcl 13y agoWe chose Permanent because it means long-lasting or durable, but it has a hidden geeky meaning we liked: computing the permanent of a matrix is a #P-complete problem.
- canthonytucci 13y agoI hate being this guy...but the first definition on Miriam Webster, and the one that I'm familiar with is: 'continuing or enduring without fundamental or marked change' google gives a similar 'lasting or intended to last or remain unchanged indefinitely.' Both sites list a bunch of synonyms that are closer to long-lasting and durable, but english is subtle. One can't usually swap in a 'synonym' without changing meaning.