fencepost problem
English
editEtymology
editBy analogy with fence-building. If one wants to say "lay a fencepost, then a length of fence, then repeat", then a special case must be made for the final fencepost. If one wants to say "lay a length of fence, then a fencepost, then repeat", then a special case must be made for the initial fencepost.
Pronunciation
editAudio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
editfencepost problem (plural fencepost problems)
- (programming) A problem dealing with how to treat the initial or boundary values of a discrete problem.