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Unknown (Score:2)

by Dom2 (2981) <{dom} {at} {happygiraffe.net}> on 2006.10.02 9:55 (#50664) Homepage Journal

It kind of makes sense if you think of NULL as "unknown". You can't count it because it's unknown...

-Dom

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  by dws (341)
  
  Agreed here. Pronouncing NULL as "unknown" has kept me out of more than a bit of trouble.

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