Re: Incorrect terminology usage for rounding modes of round()
| From: | Jordan LeDoux | Date: | Sun, 14 Apr 2024 18:16:31 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Incorrect terminology usage for rounding modes of round() | ||
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On Sun, Apr 14, 2024 at 9:50 AM Tim Düsterhus <tim@bastelstu.be> wrote:
>
> I don't think it should be in a namespace. The name is sufficiently
> unique and clear. Without a broader concept for the namespace, we
> probably should not introduce one.
>
>
+1
For this, I don't think a namespace is necessary. Though I will note that
"Mathematics" is absolutely an American English term as well as British
English, even though "Maths" is not.
This will also make it easier for me to do one of the smaller improvements
I've been pondering proposing: adding some brand new rounding modes:
- Half Alternating
- Half Random
- Stochastic
Jordan