From: wpohl@hvrunix.UUCP (Walter E. Pohl)
Subject: Re: Type NATURAL isn't
Date: 28 Jun 88 20:05:43 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <430@hvrunix.UUCP> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 920001@hpclldw.HP.COM
When I was in junior high or something, I was told that the Whole
numbers went from 0 to infinity, and the naturals from 1 to infinity.
In contemporary math usage, this is WRONG WRONG WRONG. In all the
math courses I've taken in college, and all the math books I've read (and I
mean college-level or above), the whole numbers are never mentioned, and the
naturals go from 0 to infinity. Now, I'm sure there are exceptions, but I
think that this is enough evidence to support the decision of the ADA developersto call this type natural
Walt
Wpohl@hvrunix
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1988-06-28 20:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1988-06-23 18:08 Type NATURAL isn't Scott Simpson
1988-06-24 14:45 ` Dennis Doubleday
1988-06-27 15:49 ` Larry Woods
1988-06-28 20:05 ` Walter E. Pohl [this message]
1988-06-24 17:50 ` Dave Nelson
1988-06-28 17:15 ` stt
1988-06-25 0:06 ` Steven Ryan
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