On 2020-01-03 01:07, Darren Duncan wrote:
Todd, nothing you said disagrees with what I said, and I referenced that
same Wikipedia article. (Though perhaps I could have been more accurate
in saying a cardinal is characterized by an integer rather than saying
it is an integer with a particular
y/count of something in
contrast to say an ordinal position or name of something.
Cardinals can't be negative. Think of them as counting numbers
The term definitely does not represent a fixed-size number and it can also be
negative.
You are confusing a cardinal with an integer. An
use the term "cardinal" to refer to a 32 bit unsigned integer?
The term "cardinal" in practice is just an integer/number of any
magnitude with the added semantics of representing a quantity/count of
something in contrast to say an ordinal position or name of somethin
On 2020-01-02 10:01 a.m., ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote:
How do I do a 32 bit unsigned integer (cardinal)? I
have a situation where I need to be able to have the
first bit be a one and not have Raku think it is
a negative number.
Why do you use the term "cardinal" to refer to a 32 bit
On 2020-01-02 10:14, Tobias Boege wrote:
On Thu, 02 Jan 2020, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote:
Hi All,
“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who
does not ask remains a fool forever.”
― Mark Twain
This would be my five minutes. I will live.
How do I do a 32
On Thu, 02 Jan 2020, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> “He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who
> does not ask remains a fool forever.”
> ― Mark Twain
>
> This would be my five minutes. I will live.
>
> How do I do a 32 bit unsigned integer (cardinal)?
Hi All,
“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who
does not ask remains a fool forever.”
― Mark Twain
This would be my five minutes. I will live.
How do I do a 32 bit unsigned integer (cardinal)? I
have a situation where I need to be able to have the
first bit be a
