Greatest and Least Prime Factors

[franktaw at netscape.net]

Yes, I agree: it is better to define it before you use it.

It is still a problem, in my opinion, that Lpf is being used for two 
such
closely related but - in a sense - opposite things.  This is even 
though
most of the sequences using it (either way) do define it.

As for always spelling it out, this will never apply in formulas.  We
always define a shorter name, and then use that in the formula.
The question is, what shorter name should be used?

Franklin T. Adams-Watters


-----Original Message-----
From: arndt at jjj.de

  * cino hilliard <hillcino368 at hotmail.com> [Aug 30. 2006 10:35]:
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> [...]
> Also Gpf is widely used as General Protection Fault in windows 
indicating a
> crash in your code.
>

... and "Gallons Per Flush" at certain places in the USA  8-))


Seriously, abbreviations should IMHO be avoided unless either:
- really common (such as gcd and lcm)
- defined before use (and only if used at least three times)



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