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From: brian.b.mcguinness@lmco.com
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Subject: Fixed point attributes
Date: 16 Mar 2005 10:36:37 -0800
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I do not understand why Ada fixed point types have the Round attribute
but not Floor or Truncation.  Adding the later two would make fixed
point types more useful, and reduce the need for type conversions.

--- Brian