[Cfp-interest 2349] Re: N2596: terminology: floating constant vs. floating-point constant

[Jim Thomas]

I think all instances of "floating-point constant" can be changed to "floating constant” (which is the defined term), as an editorial change.

- Jim Thomas

> On Jan 19, 2022, at 10:39 AM, Fred J. Tydeman <tydeman at tybor.com> wrote:
> 
> Should we consider these issues as editorial changes in C23?
> 
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> From: Pavel M <pavel.morozkin at gmail.com>
> To: "Fred J. Tydeman" <tydeman at tybor.com>
> Cc: jaswthomas at sbcglobal.net, rbhakta at us.ibm.com, juffa at acm.org
> Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2022 18:04:56 +0300
> Subject: N2596: terminology: floating constant vs. floating-point constant
> 
> Hello Fred,
> 
> N2596 uses the following terms:
> - floating constant (61 times)
> - floating-point constant (4 times)
> 
> Question: why not using "floating constant" everywhere? Or is
> "floating-point constant" a typo?
> 
> Also: N2596 uses both:
> - hexadecimal floating constant (12 times)
> - hexadecimal floating-point constant (1 time)
> 
> Question: Is "hexadecimal floating-point constant" a typo?
> 
> --
> Pavel
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