Op 15-06-13 02:28, Cameron Simpson schreef: > On 14Jun2013 15:59, Nikos as SuperHost Support <supp...@superhost.gr> wrote: > | So, a numeral = a string representation of a number. Is this correct? > > No, a numeral is an individual digit from the string representation of a > number. > So: 65 requires two numerals: '6' and '5'. Wrong context. A numeral as an individual digit is when you are talking about individual characters in a font. In such a context the set of glyphs that represent a digit are the numerals.
However in a context of programming, numerals in general refer to the set of strings that represent a number. -- Antoon. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
