On 2020-09-07 15:15, Seymour J Metz wrote:
No, FIXED BIN(15,0) is not an integer, and the precision rules can be
very annoying to those with a Fortran mindset.
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it probably is a duck.
An integer is a whole number.
FIXED BINARY (15) and FIXED BINARY(15,0)
are both attributes describing a whole number,
that is, an integer.
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"PL/I doesn't have integers."
Sorry Shmuel, youre incorrect.
FIXED BINARY (15,0) is a 2 byte integer and FIXED BINARY (31,0) is a 4
byte
integer.
"The ratiio 4/3 is FIXED BIN,"
No, its FIXED DECIMAL (1,0)...
Joe
On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 2:33 PM Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> wrote:
PL/I doesn't have integers. The ratiio 4/3 is FIXED BIN, with some
number
of bits after the binary point.
--
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3
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On Sat, 5 Sep 2020 08:13:42 +1000, Robin Vowels wrote:
>
>As for writing formulas, I prefer to follow a well-known formula, thus:
>
>volume = 4/3 * 3.14159 * radius**3
>
Beware! Than might left-associate as:
volume = ( 4/3 ) * 3.14159 * radius**3
... and the quotient of integers, 4/3, is 1.
>However, if I'm interested in efficiency, I'd prefer
>
>volume = 4 * 3.14159E0 / 3 * radius**3
>
... (and correct.)
-- gil
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