RE: [sv-ac] Editorial change on "resp."

Shalom,

I don't think the intent of "resp." is all that clear. To me,
"respectively" does not make much sense in the context in which "resp." is
used in 20.13.

".to detect changes in the sampled value from the past (resp. current) tick
of the global clock to its current (resp. next) tick."

"respectively" is an adverb used to refer to the exact order of a list. For
example, dictionary.com defines "respectively" as:

Separately or individually and in the order already mentioned (used when
enumerating two or more items or facts that refer back to a previous
statement): "they received sentences of one year and eight months,
respectively"

I am guessing that "with respect to" was intended meaning of "resp." in the
context of 20.13.

Stu
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Stuart Sutherland

Sutherland HDL, Inc.

stuart@sutherland-hdl.com

503-692-0898
www.sutherland-hdl.com

From: owner-sv-ac@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ac@eda.org] On Behalf Of
Bresticker, Shalom
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 10:16 AM
To: Stuart Sutherland; sv-ac@eda-stds.org; neil.korpusik@oracle.com
Subject: RE: [sv-ac] Editorial change on "resp."

Clearly, "respectively" was meant.

Shalom

From: owner-sv-ac@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ac@eda.org] On Behalf Of Stuart
Sutherland
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 7:38 PM
To: sv-ac@eda-stds.org; neil.korpusik@oracle.com
Subject: [sv-ac] Editorial change on "resp."

Dmitry and Neil,

Clause 20.13 uses the abbreviation "resp." twice. This abbreviation is not
used anywhere else in the LRM, and is not defined. I just did a google
search, and it is not a standard abbreviation in the English language (it is
in Dutch, Danish and Swedish). Various definitions I found on web pages
suggest "resp." stands for "response" or "responsibility". The Dutch,
Danish and Swedish abbreviation translates to "respectively".

Can I have approval to make an editorial change and spell out "resp."? If
so, what should I change it to? From the context, I am guessing it means
either "respectively" or "respective to", but I am not sure what the AC
committee intended when they used the non-standard abbreviation.

Stu
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Stuart Sutherland

Sutherland HDL, Inc.

stuart@sutherland-hdl.com

503-692-0898
www.sutherland-hdl.com

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