Gareth McCaughan wrote:
> [Keith Dart:]
>>By "normal" integer I mean the mathematical definition.
>
> Then you aren't (to me) making sense. You were distinguishing
> this from a unified int/long. So far as I can see, a unified int/long
> type *does* implement (modulo implementation limits and bugs)
> the "mathematical definition". What am I missing?
Hmm, a 'mod_int' type might be an interesting concept (i.e. a type
that performs integer arithmetic, only each operation is carried out
modulo some integer).
Then particular bit sizes would be simple ints, modulo the appropriate
power of two.
Cheers,
Nick.
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