Name for NonNegativeIntegers
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Nicolas Borie
May 31, 2010, 6:30:56 AM5/31/10
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Hello all!
I have a language question: which one of the following is the correct
name for the semiring of non-negative integers:
- NonNegativeIntegerSemiring
- NonNegativeIntegersSemiring
On IRC, Tim suggested :
(12:15:44) nborie: English Language question : we say Integer Ring,
not Integers Ring. What about Non Negative Integers ? Non Negative
Integer(s) Semiring ?
(12:16:18) timdumol: Non-negative Integer Semiring
(12:16:45) timdumol: Plurals are not generally used (if at all) as
noun adjectives.
I found both in sage :
- ModularFormsRing
- IntegerRing
Cheers,
Nicolas (the little).
I have a language question: which one of the following is the correct
name for the semiring of non-negative integers:
- NonNegativeIntegerSemiring
- NonNegativeIntegersSemiring
On IRC, Tim suggested :
(12:15:44) nborie: English Language question : we say Integer Ring,
not Integers Ring. What about Non Negative Integers ? Non Negative
Integer(s) Semiring ?
(12:16:18) timdumol: Non-negative Integer Semiring
(12:16:45) timdumol: Plurals are not generally used (if at all) as
noun adjectives.
I found both in sage :
- ModularFormsRing
- IntegerRing
Cheers,
Nicolas (the little).
Tim Joseph Dumol
May 31, 2010, 6:59:06 AM5/31/10
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On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Nicolas Borie <pou...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello all!
I have a language question: which one of the following is the correct
name for the semiring of non-negative integers:
- NonNegativeIntegerSemiring
- NonNegativeIntegersSemiring
On IRC, Tim suggested :
(12:15:44) nborie: English Language question : we say Integer Ring,
not Integers Ring. What about Non Negative Integers ? Non Negative
Integer(s) Semiring ?
(12:16:18) timdumol: Non-negative Integer Semiring
(12:16:45) timdumol: Plurals are not generally used (if at all) as
noun adjectives.
To expand:
Noun adjectives take the plural form only when they depict variety (different kinds/varieties) or when they are normally used in the plural form (sports, blues,...). As a Non-negative Integer Semiring does not contain multiple kinds of integers, it should take the singular form.
I found both in sage :
- ModularFormsRing
- IntegerRing
Cheers,
Nicolas (the little).
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John Cremona
May 31, 2010, 7:10:27 AM5/31/10
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Note that there are many different rings of modular forms, not one,
but to be consistent we should probably change ModularFormsRing to
ModularFormRing. Compare also the general constructor PolynomialRing
which is not PolynomialsRing!
but to be consistent we should probably change ModularFormsRing to
ModularFormRing. Compare also the general constructor PolynomialRing
which is not PolynomialsRing!
John
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