[NUT-devel] typo?

[Måns Rullgård]

Ivo said:
> On Sunday 26 November 2006 13:00, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
>> On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 02:17:35PM +0100, Ivo wrote:
>> > ....
>> >         }else if (value<-4){
>> >             type= "r"
>> >             value.den= -value-4
>> >             value.num                   s
>> >         }else{
>> > ....
>> >
>> > I suppose that should be "value.nom" ?
>>
>> no, NUMerator/DENOMinator is correct, and the spec is full of these
>> num vs. nom typos
>
> I see. I suppose it depends on personal preference, as nominator/denominator
> is also fairly common on the web. But I am neither a mathematician, nor a
> native English speaker, so it could also be very wrong to call a numerator
> a nominator.

Nominator is a word, but numerator as a synonym is not listed in the m-w.com
dictionary.

> It seems though that numerator is the preferred name. So,
> shall I change all occurrences of nom/denom to num/denom in the spec?

That would make it a bit less annoying to read...

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