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Re: Parts naming conventions
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lugnet.admin.database
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Thu, 8 Jul 1999 01:01:53 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.database, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> Right. And you could denote whether a thingabob was vertical or
> horizontal with a variant on the cis/trans nomenclature as well, instead
> of using vertical. if we agreed that "cis" (or whatever we picked) meant
> an element in the horizontal plane that gripped a rod vertically and so
> forth it would stop the quibbling about vertical meaning orientation of
> the thing or orientation of what it gripped.
Exactly. If everyone assumes a set starting orientation, such as the word
"lego' on the studs is right side up readable from left to right then it would
be trivial top decide upon a convention for describing a particular side or
top/bottom.
cis-/trans-, E-/Z-, (R)-/(S)-, anti-/syn- ortho-/meta-/para- or even something
obscure like top/bottom/left/right.
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 | | Re: Parts naming conventions
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| Jim Hughes wrote: <snip> (...) Right. And you could denote whether a thingabob was vertical or horizontal with a variant on the cis/trans nomenclature as well, instead of using vertical. if we agreed that "cis" (or whatever we picked) meant an (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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