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Article #286Re: Formalizing location and distance in file retrieval systems
From: Jim Ruehlin, Cognitologist domes...
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 1990 17:33
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 1990 17:33
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In article <1990Aug9.094718.5021@sics.se> bjornl@sics.se (Bj|rn Lisper) writes: >%A file may belong to more than one directory, which would really cause >%havoc with the notion of 'distance'. The 'distance' to a file >%will vary depending on the route you take. > >You could simply define the distance to be the length of the *shortest* >path. This could be a subjective issue, depending on the user. To some, distance could mean conceptual distance, where a deeply nested subdirectory is considered closer to it's ancestor than it's ancestor is to its sister. - Jim Ruehlin
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!emory!hubcap!ncrcae!ncr-sd!se-sd!jim From: jim@se-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Jim Ruehlin, Cognitologist domesticus) Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng,sci.math Subject: Re: Formalizing location and distance in file retrieval systems Message-ID: <3658@se-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM> Date: 10 Aug 90 17:33:18 GMT References: <1801@nvuxr.UUCP> <1129@prlhp1.prl.philips.co.uk> <1990Aug9.094718.5021@sics.se> Organization: NCR Corporation, Systems Engineering - San Diego Lines: 13