[Oberon] Modulus on negative number

[Aubrey McIntosh]

The mathematical definition is for the modulus to be positive.  Oberon
calculates it this way.


On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 9:21 PM, Srinivas Nayak <sinu.nayak2001 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> Recently I come across modulus on a negative number.
> Will it produce a negative number or positive?
> Someone says both are correct! http://stackoverflow.com/a/4403556
> Which one is mathematically correct?
> Surprisingly different languages calculate it differently even!
> What is Oberon's way?
>
>
> With thanks and best regards,
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Srinivas Nayak
>
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