On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Nicolas Borie <pout...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all! > > I have a language question: which one of the following is the correct > name for the semiring of non-negative integers: > > - NonNegativeIntegerSemiring > - NonNegativeIntegersSemiring > > On IRC, Tim suggested : > (12:15:44) nborie: English Language question : we say Integer Ring, > not Integers Ring. What about Non Negative Integers ? Non Negative > Integer(s) Semiring ? > (12:16:18) timdumol: Non-negative Integer Semiring > (12:16:45) timdumol: Plurals are not generally used (if at all) as > noun adjectives. > To expand: Noun adjectives take the plural form only when they depict variety (different kinds/varieties) or when they are normally used in the plural form (sports, blues,...). As a Non-negative Integer Semiring does not contain multiple kinds of integers, it should take the singular form. > > I found both in sage : > > - ModularFormsRing > - IntegerRing > > Cheers, > Nicolas (the little). > > -- > To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<sage-devel%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel > URL: http://www.sagemath.org > -- Tim Joseph Dumol <tim (at) timdumol (dot) com> http://timdumol.com -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
