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   Keith Thompson  writes:   
      
   > Tim Rentsch  writes:   
   > [...]   
   >   
   >> Returning to the original question, the point is that,   
   >> when considered as adjectives, "integer" and "integral"   
   >> mean very different things.   
   >   
   > They can, but they don't necessarily do so, and it's important to   
   > acknowledge that common usage is not consistent.   
   >   
   > C90 referred to "integral types".  C99 changed that to "integer   
   > types".  C++ defines "integral types" and then defines "integer   
   > types" as a synonym.  Both terms are valid.   
   >   
   > I prefer to use the terms defined by the language standard when   
   > discussing a given language, but in practice "integer" and "integral"   
   > are used synonymously.  [...]   
      
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