Two questions: Why is the abstract type for an integer called Integer, meanwhile the abstract type for a float is AbstractFloat? This seems like an inconsistent naming pattern: either changing Integer to AbstractInt, or AbstractFloat to FloatingPoint, would be more consistent. Int and UInt are…

[image] uniment: Int and UInt are aliases for the system’s native integer types such as Int64 and UInt64, but there’s no such thing for Float to refer to the system’s native float type such as Float64—why not? This exact question seems to come up so often that maybe it should be in the FAQ: …

Abstract and System-Native Types of Integers and Floats: Int, Integer, Float, AbstractFloat

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Oscar_Smith October 20, 2022, 12:00am 2

is very simple. 32 and 64 bit computers both have both types of floating point, so it doesn’t really make sense to refer to one of them as the native float type.

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Abstract and System-Native Types of Integers and Floats: Int, Integer, Float, AbstractFloat

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