Jonathan M Davis wrote: > And how on earth does iota make sense in this context? I don't see how you > could > possibly look at iota(0, 10) or iota(2, 21, 3); and think that it _anything_ > to > do with its dictionary definiton (per: http://www.merriam- > webster.com/dictionary/iota ) > > 1: the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet — see alphabet table > > 2: an infinitesimal amount : jot <did not show an iota of interest> > > Honestly, I'd be quicker to think that it was some math term that I wasn't > aware > of than to think that it had _anything_ to do with its English meaning. > And what about “iota (10)” which will probably be the most common form? Like I already said in another post, people will understand (and have understood) this as meaning “a range with a single element, that element being 10”.
Jerome
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