RE: [sv-ac] 1800 draft 3 review

John,

I have to agree with Ben that the word "multiply" is not correct. While
"singly" is a valid adverb, "multiply" is a verb, not an adverb.

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Per www.meriam-wbster.com:

Main Entry: sin.gly
Pronunciation: 'si[ng]-g(&-)lE
Function: adverb
1 : without the company of others : INDIVIDUALLY
2 : SINGLE-HANDED
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Main Entry: mul.ti.ply
Pronunciation: 'm&l-t&-"plI
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -plied; -ply.ing
Etymology: Middle English multiplien, from Old French multiplier, from Latin
multiplicare, from multiplic-, multiplex multiple
transitive senses
1 : to increase in number especially greatly or in multiples : AUGMENT
2 a : to find the product of by multiplication <multiply 7 and 8> b : to use
as a multiplicand in multiplication with another number <multiply 7 by 8>
intransitive senses
1 a : to become greater in number : SPREAD b : BREED, PROPAGATE
2 : to perform multiplication
synonym see INCREASE
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Per www.dictionary.com:

sin.gly ( P ) Pronunciation Key (snggl)
adv.
Without the presence of others; alone.
Without the help of others; single-handed.
One by one; individually.
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mul.ti.ply1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mlt-pl)
v. mul.ti.plied, mul.ti.ply.ing, mul.ti.plies
v. tr.
To increase the amount, number, or degree of.
Mathematics. To perform multiplication on.

v. intr.
To grow in amount, number, or degree. See Synonyms at increase.
To breed or propagate.
Mathematics. To perform multiplication.
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We are not performing "multiplication" on the clocks, "increasing" the
number of clocks, or "breeding" clocks.

Using "multiple-clocked" ain't good grammar, either. "multiple" is an
adjective, and "clocked" is a verb. To use "multiple" would require
rewording all the sentences to use something like "with multiple clocks"

"multi", in an of itself, is not a word, it is a prefix, and can
legitimately be combined with "clocked". I suggest the AC committee
authorize the editor to change all references to "multiply-clocked" and
"multiply clocked" be changed to "multi-clocked".

There are several places where "multiple clock" and "multiple-clock" are
used in Clause 17. These are correctly combining an adjective with a noun
(arguably, the hyphen is incorrect). For consistent wording, however, some
of these might also be changed to "multi-clocked", as well. See the first
paragraph of 17.12, first paragraph of 17.12.4, and numbered items 1 through
4 of 17.12.4

Stu

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Stuart Sutherland
stuart@sutherland-hdl.com
+1-503-692-0898
  

> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of John Havlicek
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> Subject: Re: [sv-ac] 1800 draft 3 review
>
> Hi Ben:
>
...
> > ---------------------
> > 17.14
> > Item "5) A multiply-clocked sequence ..."
> > I never liked the term "mulitply-clock" as multiply implies
> to me some artihmetic operator or a multiple of something.
> > I prefer the term "multi-clock", inferring several clocks.
> >
>
> I am to blame, at least in part, for the move from
> "multi-clock" to "multiply clocked" and "multiply-clocked".
> One of the reasons I like "multiply clocked" is that it makes
> sense grammatically as the adverb "multiply"
> modifying the adjective "clocked". It also can be contrasted
> with the similarly constructed phrase "singly clocked".
>
> If we switch from "multiply clocked" to "multi-clock", then
> will we leave "singly clocked" or change it to something
> else? "Uni-clock", while a close analogue to "multi-clock",
> seems awkward.
>
> Best regards,
>
> John H.
>
>
>
Received on Tue Feb 1 15:41:33 2005