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Subject: Re: What is entier() ?
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Date: Fri, 26-Aug-83 17:34:21 EDT
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	In one of the publication-Algol algorithms in ACM's collection is a
	function called entier().  Does anyone have any idea what this function
	does?  

Quoting from a paper "An Introduction to ALGOL 60" by M. Woodger
(Journal unknown, but he refers to *Numerische Mathematik*, Vol. 2,
pp. 106-136 (1960)).

	"x denotes the current value of the expression E.
		.
		.
		.
	entier (E)	the integral part of x (largest integer not
			greater than x), of type *integer*"

It is clear from the context that the argument must be real.

	Bill Jefferys
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