+1 to add both of these, though I would suggest one of the following
pairs of names:
0) negate, invert
1) opposite, reciprocal
2) additiveInverse, multiplicativeInverse
Probably 2) is clearest, but a bit long. I am fine with any of them.
Phil
Hi,
I've created MATH-686 which relates to
On Oct 7, 2011, at 6:07 AM, Sébastien Brisard sebastien.bris...@m4x.org wrote:
+1 to add both of these, though I would suggest one of the following
pairs of names:
0) negate, invert
1) opposite, reciprocal
2) additiveInverse, multiplicativeInverse
Probably 2) is clearest, but a bit
Not worth a long argument, but the reciprocal of a fraction is not exactly
the same concept as multiplicative inverse in a field. I would be happier
about living with that inconsistency than adding another noun/verb
inconsistency in the same class.
Phil
Just for my own interest: if I
On Oct 7, 2011, at 7:43 AM, Sébastien Brisard sebastien.bris...@m4x.org wrote:
Not worth a long argument, but the reciprocal of a fraction is not exactly
the same concept as multiplicative inverse in a field. I would be happier
about living with that inconsistency than adding another
Le 04/10/2011 05:22, Sébastien Brisard a écrit :
Good morning everyone,
I would like to add the above mentioned methods to FieldElement. This
would avoid awkward commands such as
x.getField().getZero().substract(x) (for x.opposite())
and
x.getField().getOne().divide(x) (for x.invert()).
It's not
2011/10/4 Luc Maisonobe luc.maison...@free.fr:
Le 04/10/2011 05:22, Sébastien Brisard a écrit :
Good morning everyone,
I would like to add the above mentioned methods to FieldElement. This
would avoid awkward commands such as
x.getField().getZero().substract(x) (for x.opposite())
and
On 10/3/11 8:22 PM, Sébastien Brisard wrote:
Good morning everyone,
I would like to add the above mentioned methods to FieldElement. This
would avoid awkward commands such as
x.getField().getZero().substract(x) (for x.opposite())
and
x.getField().getOne().divide(x) (for x.invert()).
It's
+1 to add both of these, though I would suggest one of the following
pairs of names:
0) negate, invert
1) opposite, reciprocal
2) additiveInverse, multiplicativeInverse
Probably 2) is clearest, but a bit long. I am fine with any of them.
Phil
I do think these two features might prove
Good morning everyone,
I would like to add the above mentioned methods to FieldElement. This
would avoid awkward commands such as
x.getField().getZero().substract(x) (for x.opposite())
and
x.getField().getOne().divide(x) (for x.invert()).
It's not essential, but I think it would be useful.
