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Although derivable from the three: not yet or not now. Irrelevant seems prejudicial but not wrong. Lack of knowledge is fundamental Shannon/Boltzman. len -----Original Message----- From: John Cowan [mailto:cowan@ccil.org] On Behalf Of John Cowan Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 2:45 PM To: Costello, Roger L. Cc: xml-dev@lists.xml.org Subject: Re: What does "optional" mean? Costello, Roger L. scripsit: > I've listed three possible meanings of "optional": > > -- In the first meaning, it indicates: of-lesser-importance. > > -- In the second meaning, it indicates: irrelevance. > > -- In the third meaning, it indicates: lack-of-knowledge.
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