[r6rs-discuss] The definition of flonum is in the wrong place

From: Peter Gavin <pgavin>
Date: Sun Oct 15 20:03:15 2006

On 10/8/06, Aubrey Jaffer <agj_at_alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> | It is a very useful clarification, especially given that there will
> | probably be many systems in which the flonums will not be a proper
> | subset of the inexact reals.
>
> Then the sentence should read:
>
> The flonums are a subset of the inexact reals, but may include all
> of the inexact reals.
>

+1.

I think this is clearer. However, something along the lines of:

   Some inexact reals may not be flonums.

is even better.

Pete
Received on Sun Oct 15 2006 - 20:02:59 UTC

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