On Wed, 8 Sep 1999, Squeak wrote:
> Quirk: 1^(-1) mod n yields "Can't do mods on floating or rational"
Perhaps 1^(-1) should be the inverse of 1, not the reciprocal?
> Quirk: If you use the "mod n" notation, it might be a better idea to use
> modulo arithemtic. Specifically 1/3 mod 5 = 2. And 1/2 mod 4 = Division
> by zero divisor undefined.
Exactly my point :-)
njh
Received on Tue Sep 07 1999 - 22:44:49 CDT
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