[r-t] Definition of a peal

[Graham John]

Don wrote:

> Philip's proposal says

> "A round block containing an integer number of extents, plus a true
>  part-extent."

> I think this is more prescriptive than I'm guessing was intended.

> I hope this is just an oversight. I'm sure it can be easily rectified,
> though I'm not sure how best to phrase an alternative.

How about:

A round block containing:

a) a subset of the rows from only one extent at that stage 
b) all the rows from one or more extents at that stage
c) a combination of a & b

Graham