Thomas Adam wrote:
> --- Ilias Lazaridis <ilias / lazaridis.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>yes, in context of a class, this becomes true.
>>
>>but you are right:
>>
>>"unable to reproduce" vs. "unable to produce".
> 
> Indeed.  But even then, in the latter "definiton" as you have it, it is
> not true of the word 'sterile'.  It's only applicable in terms of
> reproduction.  So I wouldn't use it at all.

provisionally agreed.

>>non-instantiatable class.
> 
> Well, does the name have to be unique from other languages?  I mean if
> one were to use the term "Abstract" -- taken from Java, it's
> immediately obvious that such a class cannot be instantiated to form an
> object.  Admittedly in Java this is only in relation to inheritance,
> but the meaning is still evident.

this fits to: "cannot be instantiated".

but:  "* It is not part of the observable object-model "

this is not covered by "Abstract Class".

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"Hidden Abstract Class".

"Mapped Abstract Class"

"Mapped Exclusive Class"

"Overlay Class"

....

Overlay Class.

don't know, possibly need a break.

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