Re: Woody in six days?
On Apr 24, Daniel Burrows wrote:
> > My english may not be best but I'll get the risk and ask:
> > didn't you mean "integer" (not integral) ?
>
> integer is a noun, integral is an adjective. (in this context) See "dict".
>
> 3. (Math.)
> (a) Of, pertaining to, or being, a whole number or
> undivided quantity; not fractional.
Bear in mind that another meaning of "integral" in English is the
antiderivative from the calculus (the big funny S sign, as derived
independently by Liebnitz and Newton). Another of those ugly
corner-cases in English, doubly-annoying because they're both used in
mathematics :)
Chris
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