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xorxes:
> la and cusku di'e
>
> >Is there some way to restrict za'u, su'o, me'i, su'e to integers,
> >so that, say, {djedi li su'o} is a length of hours divisible by
> >24 with no remainder? (And vice versa: is there a way to indicate
> >that noninteger values are allowed for?)
>
> I would say they are integers by default. I'm not sure how to
> emphasize it though. One way to indicate that noninteger values
> are allowed might be {su'opapino} or just {su'opapi}
Integers make sense for quantifiers: {su'o plise} -- one or more
apples (but not 2.5 apples). But for {djedi li su'o} I think
the integer default is not desirable.
I wonder if {su'o pi no} and {su'o pi su'o} could be given special
meanings of 'integer' and 'rational' respectively. Do they have
other more useful meanings?
--And.