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Re:A word for a value between 0 and 1 (inclusive) by Tainnor on Friday September 04, 2020 @05:29AM (#24373295)
The fix is simple: Put the type of the variable in the type name. Then "UnitInterval proportion" tells you everything you need to know.
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Re:A word for a value between 0 and 1 (inclusive) by pwdisswordfish4 on Friday September 04, 2020 @06:30AM (#24373655)
Names of types usually refer to individual members thereof: number, integer, vector, string, list… A variable of a UnitInterval type would one that holds unit intervals. This is no fix.
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Re:A word for a value between 0 and 1 (inclusive) by peterhil on Friday September 04, 2020 @06:18AM (#24373588)
I like this idea of using the type name to define the domain, and variable name to define the purpose.
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Re:A word for a value between 0 and 1 (inclusive) by tartrate on Friday September 04, 2020 @05:49AM (#24373420)
That's three words though, and the SO OP asked for a single word.
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