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Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:28:29 +1000
From: Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au>
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On 14Jun2013 15:59, Nikos as SuperHost Support <support@superhost.gr> wrote:
| So, a numeral = a string representation of a number. Is this correct?

No, a numeral is an individual digit from the string representation of a number.
So: 65 requires two numerals: '6' and '5'.
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Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au>

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