«Example 0.10:
Let us consider some simple examples of languages over an alphabet . The empty-set Ø is a language. The set {e} which contains only the empty string is a language. Notice that Ø and {e} are two distinct languages.»--from Aho & Ullman's The Theory of Parsing, Translation, and Computing (1972)
volume 1: "Parsing"
chapter 0 [ugh]: "Mathematical Preliminaries"
page 16
Yes. Let us all turn our attention to the crucial difference between a language where you can't say anything, versus a language where you can say only nothing.
Oooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Not all that unusual ... (Score:2, Funny)
I'm sure it's not too hard to argue the merit and usefulness of empty and undefined sets when viewed in the context of code development.
I am inspired. (Score:2, Funny)
Lao Tzu began, "The men of old had a language of pure Tao, in which the only word was silence."
Chuang Tzu responded, "But how did they express the absence of silence?"
At this, Lao Tzu was enlightened.
Chuang Tzu continued, "If you want TCL 7.X, you know where to get it."
At this, Lao Tzu realized that Chuang Tzu needed to get out more.
nothingness (Score:2)