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From: tmoran@bix.com
Subject: choice of fixed point type
Date: 2000/03/01
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Date: 2000-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
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Why does
    type duration is delta 1.0E-13 range 0.0 .. 0.000_1;
    f : float;
    i : integer := 10_000;
begin
    f := float(0.000_0001/i);
    ada.text_io.put_line(float'image(f));
    f := float(duration'(0.000_0001)/i);
    ada.text_io.put_line(float'image(f));
    f := 0.000_0001/float(i);
    ada.text_io.put_line(float'image(f));
print
 0.00000E+00
 9.94760E-12
 1.00000E-11

   Is <universal real> / <integer> always treated as a call on
function "/"(Left : Standard.Duration; Right : Integer)
return Standard.Duration;  ?