Re: Integral types and own type definitions (was Re: Suggested method for returning a string from a C program?)

On 2025-03-25, Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> wrote:
[re: "integral"]

Wouldn't the term 'whole numbers' be preferred in everyday English?

The everyday adjective "integral" is not used in a mathematical
sense of denoting integers; e.g. "vitamin C is an integral part
of a human diet" doesn't mean "whole number part of a human diet".

Sure, the adjective "whole" serves informally as "integral";
as in 2 3/4 has a whole part of 2, and a fractional part of 3/4.

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