Re: simple division

Rob Sargent <robjsargent@gmail.com>

From: Rob Sargent <robjsargent@gmail.com>
To: pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org
Date: 2018-12-04T21:51:31Z
Lists: pgsql-general
On 12/4/18 2:36 PM, Martin Mueller wrote:
> It worked, and I must have done something wrong. I'm probably not the only person who would find something like the following helpful:
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> division (integer division truncates the result)	10/3	3

The math types might take offense here, with the use of "truncates".  
Integer division really ask how many times can one subtract the 
numerator from the denominator without going negative (or how many times 
does the numerator "go into" the denominator).

It may seem a nuisance, but int division is a useful construct and must 
be supported (and be the default). (If you have 10 people to transport 
in cars which hold four (all can drive) 10/4 = 3 ;) )