Re: integer or float?

[Ray Andrews <rayandrews@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2025-10-02 06:16, Mark J. Reed wrote:
> So that period is conveying type information. A trailing 0 would 
> also,work though it suggests a level of precision that may not be 
> appropriate. But printing the float value 1. as "1" would destroy
... of course!  I'm not wanting the dot gone, I'm wanting a zero added.  
BTW, to split hairs, there is, very technically, an issue there with 
indication of precision.  The zero is conventional to 'guard' the dot 
from being overlooked, but it could be taken as indicating precision to 
the first decimal.  Thus we have scientific notation where we need to be 
very clear about it.  IMHO the value of a decimal number is what it is, 
there's no suggestion of precision being relevant. 1.1 is exactly 1.1, 
the value is not measured, it is stated.

% echo $((.5))
0.5
... zsh very politely fixes sloppy input.

% echo $((1.0))
1.
... zsh very rudely breaks correct input.  That can't be right.  If I go 
to the trouble to add the zero, why remove it?  Anyway it's hardly a big 
deal, I don't want to flog  this to death.

% var=1.1
% echo $((var))
1.1000000000000001  # I myself would prefer '1.1'

% var=1.0
% echo $((var))
1.                                  # I'd prefer '1.0'

% echo $((1.001))
1.0009999999999999   # '1.001' please


Nevermind, it's not worth anyone's trouble.