Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #7579: whole numbers => natural numbers https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7579 <blockquote class="citation"> <p> A numeric type is integer if the abstract values it represent are whole numbers. </p> </blockquote> <p> Should say "natural numbers" </p> en-us Boost C++ Libraries /htdocs/site/boost.png https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7579 Trac 1.4.3 Steven Watanabe Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:20:14 GMT <link>https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7579#comment:1 </link> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7579#comment:1</guid> <description> <p> I don't think so. -1 is an integer, but not a natural number. </p> </description> <category>Ticket</category> </item> <item> <dc:creator>Dave Abrahams</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:54:13 GMT</pubDate> <title/> <link>https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7579#comment:2 </link> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7579#comment:2</guid> <description> <p> Ok, my fix is wrong but there's no general agreement on the meaning of whole number. For many, they start at 1 </p> </description> <category>Ticket</category> </item> </channel> </rss>