From: Erik Veenstra <erikveen@...>
Date: 2007-01-09T17:00:25+09:00
Subject: Re: Why is there a seperate Math class?

> If I were to ask someone for the length of the word apples, I
> would say "What is the length of apples?" In ruby, this would
> be "apples".length.

Length is a property _OF_ "apples".

> If I were to ask someone for the sine of, say, 90, I would
> say "What is the sine of 90?" In ruby, this would be
> Math.sin(90)

Sin is an action _WITH_ 90.

> even though the structure of the sentence is the same as for
> "apples" above.

To me, it's not.

gegroet,
Erik V. - http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/