On Fri, Dec 30, 2005 at 01:42:39PM +0900, gwtmp01 / mac.com wrote:
> 
> I think one of the hardest things to explain/comprehend
> about symbols is that the *only* semantics associated
> with a symbol is that there is a one to one mapping from a symbol
> object to a sequence of characters. It is this isomorphism that
> is the useful (and *only*) property of symbols.

If you want a useful introductory description of symbols for someone
that hasn't encountered them before, the above is the only part of your
previous email that is taking steps in that direction.

-- 
Chad Perrin [ CCD CopyWrite | http://ccd.apotheon.org ]

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