>> I feel
>> 7/3 should give -2
>>
>> since integer divison returns floor
>
> The floor is the next lowest integer to the float.
> floor(-3.000000001) will be -4
> floor(3.99999999) will be 3
Hi Joseph,
If it helps, draw out the floor function out on a piece of graph paper.
^
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2| x==O
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1| x==O
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<---------x==O------->
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x==O
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x==O |
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V
I'm using the "x==O" to try to graphically draw out the half-open
intervals.
If you believe this diagram, then the results you're seeing from integer
division should make sense.
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