And thanks for the welcome. Great forum.
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i'll have to make a name up but no one will know what it means.
This happens a lot in maths. But you're supposed to define your terms so others do know what you're talking about.
eg.
http://www2.edc.org/makingmath/handbook/teacher/definitions/definitions.asp
If I meet a new term I look it up on
http://www.mathwords.com/a_to_z.htm
Bob
]]>Top answer, thanks.
I'll check out the 'good variable naming' tip.
]]>Thanks for your answer.
That really surprises me you know. You've got numerator, denom, quotient etc but no common name for the 2 values to share. Wow.
I'll have to name it something like lowestValue, a bit general, or lowerValueOfNumeratorDenominator, too long. That's a bit ruff. Or i'll have to make a name up but no one will know what it means.
minimum is too general. Any ideas?
This is my 1st post. Looks like a great forum. My Math level is a rusty High School grad level.
]]>Thanks for your quick reply.
I'm using the variable to store the lowest numerical value of a and b.
If, let a = 1 and b = 2. Then lowestValue = 1
So I'm looking for a noun, 'the math name', that describes both a and b. i.e. lowestMathName
]]>Variables are usually given names that tell what they do. What does a / b do in your program?
Or do you want to know what the math name for a / b is?
]]>For the purpose of naming a variable in a computer program, what is the correct word that describes both parts of a fraction?
e.g. a/b
a = numerator
b = denominator
a & b = ?