Re: Should 'sum(mvf)' read 'sum(mcv)'...? - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Daniel Gustafsson
Subject Re: Should 'sum(mvf)' read 'sum(mcv)'...?
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Msg-id E3AB2C86-CFDF-46CB-B70E-2D7FCAEA8BD8@yesql.se
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In response to Re: Should 'sum(mvf)' read 'sum(mcv)'...?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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> On 12 Apr 2023, at 14:14, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>
> Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se> writes:
>> I was inclined to spell it out as mcv_frequencies but we use xxx_freqs
>> elsewhere on the same page so keeping it consistent seems better.  The attached
>> does this as well as adding mcf/mcv as acronyms as previously mentioned (since
>> they are both tagged as <acronym>).
>
> mcv_freqs looks good.  I'd write the glossary entries as singular
> (Most Common Frequency, Most Common Value) since our typical usage
> is to pluralize them at the point of use ("MCVs").  Also, just
> expanding the acronym doesn't seem that helpful.  Maybe more like

Pushed with your suggested changes, thanks!

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Daniel Gustafsson




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