Assign vs. Designate Hi. I was wondering if you could explain me the difference between two verbs, assign and designate in the following context: " I put a rope on the floor and designate one side "Tr

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Assign vs. Designate Hi. I was wondering if you could explain me the difference between two verbs, assign and designate in the following context: " I put a rope on the floor and designate one side "True" and the other "False." Thanks in advance.

17 янв. 2016 г., 3:39

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They are similar, and do sometimes overlap. To me the difference between them is the difference between having a function, and a name. If you are more giving something a name, you are designating it. If you are giving it a function, or responsibility you are assigning it. In this case, the names are arbitrary, so 'designate' works better.

17 января 2016 г.

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