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> 35/7 means divide 35 in 7 equal parts This means each part has 5 things in it and there are 7 such parts which is fundamentally irreconcilable with the modul
by imheretolearn 3y ago
> 35/7 means divide 35 in 7 equal parts
This means each part has 5 things in it and there are 7 such parts which is fundamentally irreconcilable with the modulus operator. I think it is because of the limitation of the modulus operator which only works for integer values. So what you’re saying makes sense with real numbers BUT the context changes when you’re working with integers. So, with integer values it is 5 groups of 7 but 7 groups of 5 with real numbers
- x86x87 3y agoIt does not. Modulus is only defined for integers. The point was that the 57 or 75 does not matter when you are looking at the remainder. Modulus in this case means divide into 7 parts and when you cannot divide anymore keep the reminder. If x = a*b+c x ℅ a = c and x % b = c
- imheretolearn 3y ago41 = 7*5 + 6 41 % 7 = 6 41 % 5 = 1
- x86x87 3y agoGood point. But it's still integer division with a remainder