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jsjohnst
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An abundance of Katherines: The game theory of bab...
Their first name isn’t derived from Katherine. ;)
byteknight
11 months ago
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Kay is derived from Kate. Kate is Derived from Kathy or Katherine.
jvanderbot
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Nicknames satisfy the transitive property.
bmacho
11 months ago
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Nicknames are the objects, isDerivedFrom is the transitive relation on them.
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