[cfp-interest 3524] Re: Rounding Direction Mode or Rounding Direction or Rounding Mode

Damian McGuckin damianm at esi.com.au
Tue Jun 10 19:16:38 PDT 2025


On Tue, 10 Jun 2025, Jerome Coonen wrote:

> In the absence of user complaints, my conclusion is that C should stick
> with the traditional rounding mode usage.

Sounds good to me.

Should consistency mean that it should replace "rounding direction mode"?

Likewise, the term "rounding direction" where it is regularly used as an 
abbreviation for "rounding direction mode".

You could always say that "rounding mode" is the short form of the much 
longer "rounding direction mode" and after the first mention of the longer 
form, just use "rounding mode" thereafter.

Thanks - Damian


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