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Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:56:29 +0200
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On 8/7/10 7:54 AM, Shark8 wrote:

> Function Min( A, B, C : SOME_TYPE ) is
> begin
> If A<  B AND A<  C then
>     return A;                -- We know A is the smallest valued var
> here...
> elsif B<  C then            -- and in the ELSE case we know that it is
> not the smallest value.
>                              -- If A is equal to C or B then returning
> that value is equivalent to returning A's value.
>     return B;

Generalizing, when Min returns not the values but identities,
will the equivalence of A and B work when stable sorting is needed?

Another question, are there algorithms that rely on
the representation of A, B, and C so that equivalence
doesn't establish equality?


Georg