On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 08:04:02PM -0800, Jack Johnson wrote: > So, what *is* -5 MOD 3?
Well, in general, it depends.
Do you care whether the result a set or an integer? The definitions due
to Wirth et al are the former, while the MS definition appears to be the
latter.
Regardless, all these definitions are problematic. No where does it say
they're defined only on Z*; what if Y is 0?
- Dan C.
