[SoX-devel] [ sox-Patches-3465104 ] Terminology: Use `sample size' consistently.

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Patches item #3465104, was opened at 2011-12-24 13:50
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Submitted By: Michael Witten (mfwitten)
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Summary: Terminology: Use `sample size' consistently.

Initial Comment:
The `sox.1' man page introduces the term `sample size', but then goes on to use `bit-depth' in a few places. This commit attempts to apply the term `sample size' uniformly across the project, including in the code of `src/stats.c'.

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>Comment By: Ulrich Klauer (uklauer)
Date: 2011-12-27 23:41

Message:
I'm not sure that is the right way to go. Even though sample size and bit
depth are related concepts, they are not always interchangeable; I think
sample size refers more to a "container" that has a maximum capacity, but
doesn't need to be completely filled. Bit depth can mean both the container
and the fill level.

In any case, even if "sample size" was the better term in some places, it
is not advisable to change the output of "stats" that is often parsed by
scripts, nor is it appropriate to reword past changelog entries. (And apart
from that, I'm quite convinced it should be bit depth in stats.)

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