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

Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> writes:

On 25.03.2025 12:11, Michael S wrote:

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

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If I speak about numbers I name them so; "numbers", "whole numbers",
"integer numbers", "real numbers" (not "floating point numbers").
Sometimes, depending on context, I use the term "scalar". When I'm
speaking about "integral types" I don't restrict that term to numbers.

Real numbers and floating-point numbers have different meanings, both in
C and in general.

In C, both integer and floating-point types are "real" (as opposed
to complex or imaginary), though I consider this use of "real" to
be a bit obscure.  Ada has distinct floating-point and fixed-point
types, which together are real types.

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