From: George <george.marrows@...>
Date: 2005-05-09T20:59:25+09:00
Subject: Re: - Sterile Classes / Sterile Meta Classes

Martin DeMello wrote:
> I like the idea of using a single, invented word rather than a two
word
> phrase, since we avoid overloaded associations from other languages
and
> contexts. Thus far:
>
> uniclass
> idioclass
> eigenclass

It might be my maths-y background, but I'm a big fan of eigenclass. I'm
not too sure about the meaning of the German ('own',
'characteristic'??), but for those who know a bit of abstract algebra -
eigenvalues, eigenvectors etc - it conjures up some handy images. So I
think it's a winner for a) mathematicians and b) German speakers. Who
could that possibly leave out? ;-)

-- George

[On the other hand, if you don't fall into either of those two camps,
it probably just makes you say 'eh? what the hell is that?'.]