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Subject:Re: need a word for "ranging" From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:Monique Semp <monique -dot- semp -at- earthlink -dot- net>, TechWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:55:19 -0800
The "Fixed" setting is also variable, by the user, so "Variable" isn't
really getting very close to the key difference between the two.
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Monique Semp
<monique -dot- semp -at- earthlink -dot- net> wrote:
>> The problem with "variable" is that it doesn't reflect the fact that the
>> settings are being changed automatically.
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> No, it's not the settings that are being changed automatically. The user
> changes the min & max settings. What is changing is the number of active
> nodes. The "system" changes the number of active nodes, within the min-max
> range, based on system conditions.
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> So it seems that "variable" is accurate.
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> -Monique
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