Debatepoint: It is impossible to determine or express the quantity of what one does not know.

'It is impossible to determine or express the quantity of what one does not know.'

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support 80% · Let's use a database as an example

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by deathcloset on 2005-01-21 23:31:26

Lets say you have a database which lists customer names. It is possible to ask the database, what are the names of all my customers in the database. It is impossible to ask the database, what are the names of all my customers who are NOT in the database.

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title: 'Let's use a database as an example'
text: 'Lets say you have a database which lists customer names. It is possible to ask the database, what are the names of all my customers in the database. It is impossible to ask the database, what are the names of all my customers who are NOT in the database.'
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date: 2005-01-21 23:31:26
submitter: deathcloset
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