Re: RM and definition of relations/tuples



x wrote:
"vc" <boston103@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The first definition is closer to the "mathematical" relation where a
tuple is an *ordered* sequence. [...]

Is this set *ordered* ? {1,2,3,4,5,6}

Not if it is a set; its members are merely listed in order.

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