From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-31 16:38:20
Cromwell Enage <sponage_at_[hidden]> writes:
> --- Andy Little wrote:
>> Shouldn't the two parts be described as integer_part
>> and fractional_part?
>
> IMHO integer_part is not as descriptive as whole_part.
whole_part sounds like an oxymoron, and will surely be confusing.
integer_part is common usage. It doesn't matter if you don't think
it's descriptive; everyone will understand it... unless of course you
mean something different from what everybody means by "integer part."
-- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com