Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 07:35:32 07/13/02
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On July 13, 2002 at 03:45:55, GuyHaworth wrote: you don't need DTM indeed. i go for win/draw/loss here. > >It is correct to say that it is possible to 'defer' assigning 'DTM = m', i.e. > >a) not doing it at the first possible retrograde cycle, > >b) indeed, doing it in cycle 'm+c' where c = 0 or 1, I forget > >The Wu/Beal algorithm, published in the journals IS and ICGA_J, does so, and >brings efficiencies in so doing. > > >Past practice, including EN's, had been to set DTM=m as soon as possible, >reducing it later if possible. To do so is not an 'error', because the >algorithm is organised to include the possibility of reducing 'm' later. > > >g
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