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Re3: Modulus Inconsistencies (Or Calling all Mathematicians)

by dragonchild (Archbishop)
on Mar 26, 2003 at 19:24 UTC ( [id://246050]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Re: Modulus Inconsistencies (Or Calling all Mathematicians)
in thread Modulus Inconsistencies (Or Calling all Mathematicians)

The question is "Which is the more commonly accepted result?". The answer to that is the positive number. Perl is right, C is wrong (but quicker, if you're into that sort of thing).

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