But all numeric types in R are vectors. So although it might be a good idea to be redundant to aid beginners, the phrase "a numeric" is accurate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go Live... DCN:<jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live Go... Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. Playing Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. rocks...1k --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity.
On December 24, 2014 6:49:47 PM PST, Mike Miller <mbmille...@gmail.com> wrote: >On Wed, 24 Dec 2014, Mike Miller wrote: > >> Also, regarding the sacred text, "x A numeric." is a bit terse. The >> same text later refers to length(x), so I suspect that "A numeric" is > >> short for "A numeric vector", but that might not mean "a vector of >> 'numeric' type." > > >I just realized that numeric type includes integer so that anything of >type integer also is type numeric. I'm working on another message. > >Mike > >______________________________________________ >R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >PLEASE do read the posting guide >http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.