[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T112247: [RFC] Create a "number" datatype for exact values

Izno added a comment. In T112247#2802320, @daniel wrote: default (or force?) to +/- 0 (don't use +/-0 with population numbers!) I think in at least one of these tickets or onwiki it's been mentioned that some population statistics are estimated rather than counted as e.g. the US only counts its

[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T112247: [RFC] Create a "number" datatype for exact values

daniel added a comment. With the new behavior of the Quantity type, the difference to Number would still be: positive integers only no unit (no "dog" as unit for a dog team size) default (or force?) to +/- 0 (don't use +/-0 with population numbers!) As Esc3300 correctly noted, this would allow

[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T112247: [RFC] Create a "number" datatype for exact values

Esc3300 added a comment. Query Service has xsd:integer for these and converting just impacts performance.TASK DETAILhttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T112247EMAIL PREFERENCEShttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/settings/panel/emailpreferences/To: Esc3300Cc: Lokal_Profil, Esc3300, Thryduulf, abian, Ni

[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T112247: [RFC] Create a "number" datatype for exact values

Esc3300 added a comment. I wonder what the complexity of this is -- without being able to read the code. If it's a simplification of existing code, it might be an interesting volunteer project. If you announce it now as an upcoming change, it might even be possible to implement it in a fairly sh

[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T112247: [RFC] Create a "number" datatype for exact values

abian added a comment. See also https://www.wikidata.org/?diff=356831116&oldid=356821963.TASK DETAILhttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T112247EMAIL PREFERENCEShttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/settings/panel/emailpreferences/To: abianCc: abian, Nikki, TerraCodes, JohnLewis, JanZerebecki, Micru, mkro

[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T112247: [RFC] Create a "number" datatype for exact values

Lydia_Pintscher added a comment. Yes. Thanks. TASK DETAIL https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T112247 EMAIL PREFERENCES https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/settings/panel/emailpreferences/ To: Lydia_Pintscher Cc: Ricordisamoa, daniel, Lydia_Pintscher, Liuxinyu970226, Snaterlicious, jayvdb, SP

[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T112247: [RFC] Create a "number" datatype for exact values

daniel added a comment. @Jc3s5h Quantity values would continue to work as they do now: they would allow exact as well as uncertain values. The new Number type would be more restrictive. Whether Number values (counts) should always be considered exact, or only be considered exact by default, rem

[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T112247: [RFC] Create a "number" datatype for exact values

Jc3s5h added a comment. Exact numbers can occur not only through counting, but also through definition. For example, as explained by the US National Geodetic Survey , one yard is defined as exactly 0.914 4 meter. One could imagine p