What the difference between a namespace and a module in F#?

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Published on 2009-04-27T20:33:07Z Indexed on 2010/03/21 0:01 UTC
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I've just started learning F# (with little prior experience with .NET) so forgive me for what is probably a very simple question: What the difference between a namespace and a module in F#?

Thanks

Dave

Edit: Thanks for the answer Brian. That's what I wanted to know. Just a clarification: can you also open a namespace as well (similar to C# using statement)?

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