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Subject: Re: Should 'sum(mvf)' read 'sum(mcv)'...?
From: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
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> On 12 Apr 2023, at 14:14, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>=20
> 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>).
>=20
> 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!

--
Daniel Gustafsson