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

On 25/03/2025 18:09, Michael S wrote:

On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 05:02:45 -0700
Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> wrote:
 

Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:
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Wouldn't the term 'whole numbers' be preferred in everyday English?
 

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"Whole numbers" are all non-negative.
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"Integers" include values less than zero.

 Thank you.
Sounds like English everyday use differs from two other languages that
I know relatively well in both of which "whole" numbers include
negatives.
 

In the only non-English language that I know well, Norwegian, the direct equivalent of "whole numbers" is used for the mathematical concept of "integer".  The equivalent of "natural numbers" matches the term in English - the non-negative integers with or without including zero, depending on the habits and preferences of the user.