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Re: [CS3304_91312] implementing remainder (was: cs 3304)
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Vincent Vance (vvance@VT.EDU)
Sun, 21 Oct 2001 12:48:18 -0400 

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Date:         Sun, 21 Oct 2001 12:48:18 -0400
From: Vincent Vance <vvance@VT.EDU>
Subject:      FW: [CS3304_91312] implementing remainder (was: cs 3304)

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Stephen Edwards
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Subject: Re: [CS3304_91312] implementing remainder (was: cs 3304)

> Use the Scheme numeric function "remainder" to compute the result of
an
> irem command. For the above example, (remainder -13 4) returns -1.

Another clarification: since the built-in remainder function requires
integer arguments, use (remainder (round arg1) (round arg2)) to
implement
irem. "round" is a built-in function that rounds to the nearest
integer.

                                -- Steve 

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