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From: Do-While Jones <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 19:23:42 -0800
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There was a question for less than $1,000 that could have given us Ada programmers some difficulty because we know too much.  It was

Which of the following is NOT an integer?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 1/2 (D) -1

The contestant answered "C" and was right.  But suppose the contestant had said, "-1 is a simple expression, so it isn't an integer.  (It isn't even a number.) That's my final answer."

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