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At 08:00 AM 10/13/2006, David wrote:
> It's a very English word, in common, everyday usage in England. true but not normally with this meaning:-) Its common meaning is metaphorical! Its literal meaning is what Jay said, kind of a "knob". One might run one's fingers over some rough-woven fabric and feel the nubs in it. There's more really interesting stuff at http://www.newstatesman.com/200503280033 http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=nub personally I'd call it enumerating equivalence classes, http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=enumerating+equivalence+classes suggests that others may do too. That's near the nub of it. Cheers, Wendell
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