undefined | Better HN

0 pointsn4r91y ago0 comments

Huh, I never knew there was an ambiguity. To me it makes total sense to include negative integers. "Whole" means "without a fractional part".

0 comments

Is i a whole number?

Yes and No.

No, it is not even a real number, but every whole number surely is a real number.

Yes, it is a "Gaußsche ganze Zahl".

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 pointsn4r91y ago0 comments

Huh, I never knew there was an ambiguity. To me it makes total sense to include negative integers. "Whole" means "without a fractional part".

Is i a whole number?

Yes and No.

No, it is not even a real number, but every whole number surely is a real number.

Yes, it is a "Gaußsche ganze Zahl".

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse