22 Jun
2005
22 Jun
'05
2:32 p.m.
Gareth McCaughan wrote:
[Keith Dart:]
By "normal" integer I mean the mathematical definition.
Then you aren't (to me) making sense. You were distinguishing this from a unified int/long. So far as I can see, a unified int/long type *does* implement (modulo implementation limits and bugs) the "mathematical definition". What am I missing?
Hmm, a 'mod_int' type might be an interesting concept (i.e. a type that performs integer arithmetic, only each operation is carried out modulo some integer).
Then particular bit sizes would be simple ints, modulo the appropriate power of two.
Cheers, Nick.
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