Re: [sv-ac] 1800 draft 3 review

Hi Stu:

There are two separate words that are spelled "multiply".
One is the verb that you have pointed out. The other is
an adverb, to which I referred. These two words are not
pronounced the same way. Their pronunciation differs in
the last syllable. The last syllable of the verb is
pronounced to rhyme with "tie", while the last syllable
of the adverb is pronounced to rhyme with "tea".

You can find the following at www.merriam-webster.com:

Main Entry: 2mul·ti·ply
Pronunciation: -plE
Function: adverb
: in a multiple manner : in several ways <multiply handicapped children>

Best regards,

John H.

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> 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.
>
> ---------------------------------------
> 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
> --------------
> 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
> ---------------------------------------
> 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.
> --------------
> 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.
> ---------------------------------------
>
> 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
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Stuart Sutherland
> stuart@sutherland-hdl.com
> +1-503-692-0898
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-sv-ac@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ac@eda.org] On
> > Behalf Of John Havlicek
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 1:21 PM
> > To: VhdlCohen@aol.com
> > Cc: sv-ac@eda.org; stuart@sutherland-hdl.com
> > 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 16:33:49 2005