Re: [Haskell-beginners] Haskell described as a "rigid" language

On Tuesday 18 May 2010 12:13:20, Colin Paul Adams wrote:

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"Edgar" == edgar klerks writes:

Edgar> Probably dumb question, but was it the difference between Edgar> rigid and inflexible in this context (I am not native english Edgar> speaker)?

Edgar> Google define gives me this:

Edgar> Rigid means:

Edgar> * incapable of compromise or flexibility * inflexible: Edgar> incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a Edgar> rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending Edgar> will to dominate"

Interesting. that's not what I would expect

Wikipedia seems more on the ball to me.

Could you elaborate a bit, please? Which articles in Wikipedia, for example (the disambiguation page for rigidity gives like explanations [excepting technical terms in mathematics], I haven't found an article for inflexible[ibility], the wiktionary definition is alike again)? I thought rigid and inflexible are fairly closely related, though not synonyms. Google define seems to agree.