... not interesting for this discussion.) I can see that i has identity, but I would say that "i+1" has only value. Agreed. Cool. But perhaps the ultimate upshoot of this thread is that my use of terminology is nonstandard. It's somewhat restricted, but not really nonstandard. Whew! Possibly. There are so many isolation levels that I have to ...

...'s equivalent to equality and not interesting for this discussion.) I can see that i has identity, but I would say that "i+1" has only value. Agreed. But perhaps the ultimate upshoot of this thread is that my use of terminology is nonstandard. It's somewhat restricted, but not really nonstandard. Possibly. There are so many isolation levels that I have to look them ...

... if we update i. It seems odd to me to suggest that "i+1" has identity. I can see that i has identity, but I would say that "i+1" has only value. But perhaps the ultimate upshoot of this thread is that my use of terminology is nonstandard. With a "repeatable read" isolation level, you actually return to a declarative view of the database: whatever you do with it, you won't ...