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Re: Abstraction in Science, Mathematics, Software, andMarkup

• From: Michael Kay <mike@saxonica.com>
• To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
• Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:18:52 +0000

> I think it's fair to say that abstraction is the protogenesis of all
> generic markup....  For that matter, it's a large part, if not the
> main part, or what data modelling (in all forms) is all about.
>

Moreover, it's fundamental to Western philosophical thought starting 
with Aristotle.

Michael Kay
Saxonica

• References:
  • Abstraction in Science, Mathematics, Software, and Markup
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>
  • Re: Abstraction in Science, Mathematics, Software, and Markup
    • From: Peter Hunsberger <peter.hunsberger@gmail.com>