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Of course, if all program examples would handle both cases, this would be a moot point. -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 01:17, 21 February 2014 (UTC) |
Of course, if all program examples would handle both cases, this would be a moot point. -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 01:17, 21 February 2014 (UTC) |
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:It doesn't matter ''when taken in this context''. Zero is never taken as prime. |
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:Are you saying that the task description is confusing as it stands? --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] ([[User talk:Paddy3118|talk]]) 07:17, 21 February 2014 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 07:17, 21 February 2014
task clarification
The use of the phrase natural numbers (according to Wikipedia)
(quoted from Wikipedia Natural number:
There is no universal agreement about whether to include zero in the set of natural numbers: some define the natural numbers to be the positive integers {1, 2, 3, ...}, while for others the term designates the non-negative integers {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}. The former definition is the traditional one, with the latter definition having first appeared in the 19th century.
I personally like positive integers or non-negative integers for one or the other; that way, there can be no misunderstanding. -- Gerard Schildberger (talk) 01:17, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
Of course, if all program examples would handle both cases, this would be a moot point. -- Gerard Schildberger (talk) 01:17, 21 February 2014 (UTC)