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Comments on SRFI 128 Draft 5 (2015-11-08). Sudarshan S Chawathe (09 Nov 2015 16:35 UTC)
Re: Comments on SRFI 128 Draft 5 (2015-11-08). John Cowan (09 Nov 2015 17:37 UTC)
Partial orders. Re: Comments on SRFI 128 Draft 5 (2015-11-08). Sudarshan S Chawathe (09 Nov 2015 22:09 UTC)
Re: Partial orders. Re: Comments on SRFI 128 Draft 5 (2015-11-08). Sudarshan S Chawathe (10 Nov 2015 15:05 UTC)
Re: Partial orders. Re: Comments on SRFI 128 Draft 5 (2015-11-08). taylanbayirli@xxxxxx (10 Nov 2015 15:14 UTC)
Re: Partial orders. Re: Comments on SRFI 128 Draft 5 (2015-11-08). Sudarshan S Chawathe (10 Nov 2015 16:03 UTC)
Re: Partial orders. Re: Comments on SRFI 128 Draft 5 (2015-11-08). taylanbayirli@xxxxxx (10 Nov 2015 16:57 UTC)
Re: Partial orders. Re: Comments on SRFI 128 Draft 5 (2015-11-08). John Cowan (10 Nov 2015 18:17 UTC)
Re: Partial orders. Re: Comments on SRFI 128 Draft 5 (2015-11-08). taylanbayirli@xxxxxx (10 Nov 2015 20:40 UTC)
Re: Partial orders. Re: Comments on SRFI 128 Draft 5 (2015-11-08). Sudarshan S Chawathe (10 Nov 2015 21:16 UTC)
Re: Partial orders. Re: Comments on SRFI 128 Draft 5 (2015-11-08). Sudarshan S Chawathe (10 Nov 2015 21:17 UTC)

Re: Partial orders. Re: Comments on SRFI 128 Draft 5 (2015-11-08). John Cowan 10 Nov 2015 18:17 UTC

Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer scripsit:

> It seems to be wrong, but is it?  SRFI-128 says that the < must be
> transitive, but it doesn't say that the implied order= must be
> transitive.  Must it be?

= and < have to work together, and it does say that = must be transitive.
The whole point of comparators is to define a total order.

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        Sound change operates regularly to produce irregularities;
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