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Subject: Re: [boost] New Boost.XInt Library, request preliminary review
From: Scott McMurray (me22.ca+boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-29 21:21:24


On 29 March 2010 21:11, Arash Partow <arash_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> I believe this to be more relevant:
> http://planetmath.org/encyclopedia/AdditiveInverseOfTheZeroInARing.html
>

That's the Additive inverse, -x, which is always (m-x)%m.

It's always defined, so cannot be the one which needs a discussion of
how to represent the unusual result.


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