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Re: [glas] value_type

From: Karl Meerbergen (Karl.Meerbergen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-06 02:01:52


Peter Gottschling wrote:

>On 05.10.2005, at 10:10, Karl Meerbergen wrote:
>
>
>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>I split the NumericValue concept as follows (and adapted concept,
>>models and
>>code) to this proposal:
>>
>> * ClearableValue : zero<T>() needed for clearing
>> * AdditiveGroupValue: +, -: used by the norm functions
>> * RingValue: added * (not needed at this stage, but will be for
>>dot)
>> * HasModulus: needed for norm functions
>>
>>
>
>Hi Karl,
>
>I would prefer HasMagnitude or something along these lines. Modulus is
>for me the remainder of a division.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Peter
>

I might be mistaken, but I thought that modulus is the term for absolute
value for complex (and thus also real) values, while modulo is used for
the remainder of the division?

Karl

>
>
>
>> * OrderedValue: needed for max : norm_inf
>>
>>Karl
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