Replace "iff" with "whether" #24
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Thanks. Would you please use "whether" form for all cases, e.g. "Returns whether all of vectors are linearly independent or not."? |
iff means if and only if, but readers without that knowledge might assume this to be a spelling mistake. To me, this seems like exclusionary language that is unnecessary. Simply using "whether" when describing return values should suffice.
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Done. I've updated the title, description, and commit message as well. 😄 |
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iff means if and only if, but readers without that knowledge might
assume this to be a spelling mistake. To me, this seems like
exclusionary language that is unnecessary. Simply using "whether"
when describing return values should suffice.
matrix changes from ruby/ruby#4035.