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Let us say a generated sequence is enumerable if every value in the sequence will eventually be produced, assuming the generator is queried long enough. Consider the message atEachGenerate; under which of the following conditions is the resulting sequence enumerable? a) The underlying generator is finite; each of the intermediate generators is finite. b) The underlying generator is finite; however, some of the intermediate generators are infinite. c) The underlying generator is infinite; however, all of the intermediate generators are finite. d) The underlying generator is infinite, and some of the intermediate generators are also infinite.

   Let us say a generated sequence is enumerable if every value in the sequence will eventually be produced, assuming the generator is queried long enough. Consider the message atEachGenerate; under which of the following conditions is the resulting sequence enumerable?
a) The underlying generator is finite; each of the intermediate generators is finite.
b) The underlying generator is finite; however, some of the intermediate generators are infinite.
c) The underlying generator is infinite; however, all of the intermediate generators are finite.
d) The underlying generator is infinite, and some of the intermediate generators are also infinite.
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A little Smalltalk
A little Smalltalk
Timothy Budd 1st Edition
Chapter 8, Problem 8 ↓

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In this case, since both the underlying generator and the intermediate generators are finite, the resulting sequence will also be finite.  Show more…

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Let us say a generated sequence is enumerable if every value in the sequence will eventually be produced, assuming the generator is queried long enough. Consider the message atEachGenerate; under which of the following conditions is the resulting sequence enumerable? a) The underlying generator is finite; each of the intermediate generators is finite. b) The underlying generator is finite; however, some of the intermediate generators are infinite. c) The underlying generator is infinite; however, all of the intermediate generators are finite. d) The underlying generator is infinite, and some of the intermediate generators are also infinite.
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