zed

[blind_pursuit]

I apologize for this brief nitpick, but it\'s driving me crazy everytime I see the word \"zed\" used to mean zero by a frequent poster on this board.  Zed is British usage for the letter Z.  I have never heard or read another human being use the word \"zed\" to mean the number zero, other than the clown who posts here.

If he or anyone can provide me with a citation to any printed use of \"zed\" to mean zero, I will retract my nitpick with apologies to C_t_C.  Otherwise, I hope he knocks it off.

And while I\'m at it, who else do you know who calls furlongs \"marks\"?

[gowand]

There is \"zed\" chance he will knock it off now that you have brought it up.

[Chuckles_the_Clown2]

Yes, Gowand apparently knows me fairly well. Zed is precise. Zed in expeditious. Zed is accurate. Zero implies an absence of value in performance figures, Zed denotes  a value.

The formal specification notation Z (pronounced \"zed\"), useful for describing computer-based systems, is based on Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory and first order predicate logic. It has been developed by the Programming Research Group (PRG) at the Oxford University Computing Laboratory (OUCL) and elsewhere since the late 1970s, inspired by Jean-Raymond Abrial\'s seminal work. Z is now defined by an ISO standard and is public domain.

Z is a formal (i.e., mathematical) specification notation used by industry (especially in high-integraity systems) as part of the software (and hardware) development process in both Europe and the US. It has undergone international standardization under ISO/IEC JTC1/2 WG19 on formal specification languages. The use of Z resulted in a UK Queen\'s Award for Technological Achievement in 1992 for its use in the IBM CICS project and contributed towards one in 1990 for its use to specify the IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic (see Technical Monograph PRG-58).

http://vl.zuser.org/#FAQ

As for \"Marks\" once again its a much more efficient way of saying furlongs.

You British confuse me to no end with your writing and I don\'t ask that you write and read properly. I muddle through.

lol

[P-Dub]

Somehow I\'m going to work \"zed\" into a conversation tomorrow.

[wipitoga]

thanks CTC,
 i couldnt have explained it any clearer.
(Earth to cTc, COME IN PLEASE)

and to B_P ,
 haven\'t you heard of
thaT GREAT American man of letters ,Furlong Twain, born 1835, died 191zed.

as many would say , GET A LIFE

[blind_pursuit]

Whatever you say, Chuck.

Personally, I\'m going to take P-Dub\'s advice and go to the track.

[clark]

-- Whose motorcycle is this?

---- It\'s not a motorcycle baby, it\'s a chopper.

-- Whose chopper is this?

---- Zed\'s

-- Who is Zed?

---- Zed\'s dead baby, Zed\'s dead!

[P-Dub]

Hopefully the number of posts after this one is zed.