Power: A ‘family resemblance’ concept
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Family Resemblance vs. Polymorphism
CONTENTS SUMMARY "Measure boundary" concepts for domains with a metric Use of task-related boundary Metrical and non-metrical concepts, and polymorphism Parametric polymorphism in biological designs Family Resemblance Ryle’s Polymorphism Parametric polymorphism in computer science Exercises for the reader Evolution and parametric polymorphism Programming languages with parametric polymorphism M...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cultural Studies
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1367-5494,1460-3551
DOI: 10.1177/1367549410377152