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>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Kay <mhk@xxxxxxxxx> writes: Michael> most of the definitions of the term "functional language" Michael> do not require this concept, and are aligned with the way Michael> the XPath spec uses the term. Michael> See for example Michael> http://www.google.com/search?q=define:functional+language I looked. two definitions, neither of which are satisfied bu XPath. Anyway, this "definition" of a functional language within the XPath draft is not referred to anywhere else, so why not remove the definition and just say that expressions can be nested with full generality? -- Colin Paul Adams Preston Lancashire
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