On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Edward Welbourne <e...@chaos.org.uk> wrote: >>> I think "integer" is meant instead of "integral".
'integral' is the adjective form of 'integer', so, in context, it is correctly used. > >> Eg C99 uses "integral" as an adjective meaning "of integers", C99 and Merriam Webster, Oxford, etc... > > How about using plain language and calling it a "whole number" > instead of using jargon ? How about not catering to the lowest common denominator and devolving to baby-speech for fear that someone may be intimidated by a dictionary ? Norbert _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
