From: Darren Cook (darren_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-27 18:44:51
> Some can take integral types (only)
>
> Some can take real (both built-in floating-point - float, double.. AND User
> Defined real types)
>
> And some can take either integral OR real.
>
> Real : Floating-point types
> Integer : Integral types
> Arithmetic : Either Integral OR Floating-point types
>
> Arithmetic is a bit long - other ideas?
How about Number? It is used in some languages (e.g. javascript) that
don't have both float and int.
Darren