in reply to Re^4: Date Array Convolution
in thread Date Array Convolution

it is possible for the smaller duration one to have a lower value.

So for

111111111111111111111 6666666

The smaller interval would vanish completely because it has a higher value than the overlapping interval?


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Re^6: Date Array Convolution
by Anonymous Monk on Nov 04, 2011 at 15:01 UTC
    Correct, because the smaller duration window has a higher value, the longer lower value would take priority and effectively completely remove the shorter window.

      Hm. That's a curve ball for my adjacent pairs method.

      I'd need to retain knowledge from the previous cycle in order to conditionally discard the shorter interval.

      Need to thunk some more now. (Thunk! Thunk! Twang!).


      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.