From: gwtmp01@... Date: 2006-08-12T01:52:54+09:00 Subject: Re: nonce On Aug 11, 2006, at 8:17 AM, dblack@wobblini.net wrote: >> Same here. Also "nonce word". And I agree, it carries the wrong >> connotations for the singleton class, whereas "eigenclass" seems >> to me >> to be just about perfect, both in literal meaning and connotations. > > My main problem with "eigenclass" is that it's in German, whereas > everything else in Ruby is in English. Hmm. What about 'lambda'? Gary Wright