[MATRIX-SIG] Re: int. division

[John Turner]

Charles G. Waldman writes:
 > 
 > David J. C. Beach writes:
 >  > 
 >  > Allow me to reiterate Paul Dubois's argument.  Consider the
 >  > code:
 >  > 
 >  >             x = i / j
 >  > 
 >  > Now, suppose i=2 and j=4.  Then x will be the integer, 2.
 >  > Everybody agrees on this.
 > 
 > Well, not everybody.  I would have 2/4 == 2.0 and 2//4 == 2

Call me crazy, but somehow I'm not comfortable with the result of 2/4
being either 2 *or* 2.0... 

:)

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