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Op 17-06-13 09:08, Cameron Simpson schreef:
> On 17Jun2013 08:49, Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> wrote:
> | Op 15-06-13 02:28, Cameron Simpson schreef:
> | > 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'.
> |
> | Wrong context. A numeral as an individual digit is when you are talking about
> | individual characters in a font. In such a context the set of glyphs that
> | represent a digit are the numerals.
> | 
> | However in a context of programming, numerals in general refer to the set of
> | strings that represent a number.
>
> No, those are just "numbers" or "numeric strings" (if you're being
> overt about them being strings at all). They're "numeric strings"
> because they're composed of "numerals". If you think otherwise your
> vocabulary needs adjusting. A numeral is a single digit.
Just because you are unfamiliar with a context in which "numeral" means
a representation of a number, doesn't imply my vocabularly needs adjusting.

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Antoon Pardon