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| From | Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> |
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| Subject | Re: Integral types and own type definitions (was Re: Suggested method for returning a string from a C program?) |
| Date | Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:04:57 -0800 |
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Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes: > Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes: > [...] > >> Returning to the original question, the point is that, >> when considered as adjectives, "integer" and "integral" >> mean very different things. > > They can, but they don't necessarily do so, and it's important to > acknowledge that common usage is not consistent. > > C90 referred to "integral types". C99 changed that to "integer > types". C++ defines "integral types" and then defines "integer > types" as a synonym. Both terms are valid. > > I prefer to use the terms defined by the language standard when > discussing a given language, but in practice "integer" and "integral" > are used synonymously. [...] Only by people who are careless in their use of language.
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