Re: simple division

On 05/12/2018 10:51, Rob Sargent wrote:
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> On 12/4/18 2:36 PM, Martin Mueller wrote:
>> It worked, and I must have done something wrong. I'm probably not the
>> only person who would find something like the following helpful:
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>> division (integer division truncates the result)    10/3    3
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> The math types might take offense here, with the use of "truncates". 
> Integer division really ask how many times can one subtract the
> numerator from the denominator without going negative (or how many
> times does the numerator "go into" the denominator).
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> It may seem a nuisance, but int division is a useful construct and
> must be supported (and be the default). (If you have 10 people to
> transport in cars which hold four (all can drive) 10/4 = 3 ;) )
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Hmm...

10 / 4 = 2