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Re: (floor 1.0) -> 1.0, integer or not?
- From: Bruce Lewis <brlewis at ALUM dot MIT dot EDU>
- To: "Hoehle, Joerg-Cyril" <Joerg-Cyril dot Hoehle at t-systems dot com>
- Cc: kawa at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: 25 Nov 2003 15:08:54 -0500
- Subject: Re: (floor 1.0) -> 1.0, integer or not?
- References: <9F8582E37B2EE5498E76392AEDDCD3FE08327478@G8PQD.blf01.telekom.de>
R5RS uses "integer" in the mathematical sense, not the usual computer
sense. In math, there is no distinction between 1 and 1.0.
Look for exact/inexact in R5RS when you want to know about the
integer/float distinction.
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