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On Wednesday 28 September 2005 15:06, Marty Kraimer wrote:
> Should  == (or equals) always guarantee that it is an equivalence
> relation?
>
> That is
>
> 1) reflexive =>  x==x is always true
> 2) symetric  => if x==y then y==x
> 3) transitive => if x==y and y==z then x==z

Yes, definitely. For an asymmetric operation, I would propose the method 
name "match" or "matches".

BTW, is this operation (i.e. what was formerly named "==" on PCs) 
supposed to do conversions before comparing values? Or is it defined as 
"foreach matching propertyId: same type && same value"?

Ben

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