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Better links for "(extended) mathematical value" and "Number value" #2786

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bergus opened this issue May 26, 2022 · 0 comments
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Better links for "(extended) mathematical value" and "Number value" #2786

bergus opened this issue May 26, 2022 · 0 comments

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bergus commented May 26, 2022

There are multiple editorial issues with the definitions of numerical values and conversion between them.

  • In many places, the phrase "Number value" is linked to /#number-value, which describes the conversion algorithm. This link should only be placed in the phrase "the Number value for". Unless followed by the word "for", it should link to the definition of the Number type instead (/#sec-ecmascript-language-types-number-type), possibly with only "Number" being linked but not "value".
  • Similar for the phrase "mathematical value" being linked to /#mathematical-value. The link to the conversion algorithm should only be placed in the phrase "the mathematical value of". In itself, the term should link to the definition given in the list at the start of the Mathematical Operations section, "Mathematical values: Arbitrary real numbers, used as the default numeric type.".
  • Similar for the phrase "extended mathematical value" (only two refs), which should link to the definition not the conversion algorithm.
  • In RoundMVResult(n), the "mathematical value denoted by" is defined, but all the links point to the mathematical value conversion algorithm again. It should probably get its own identifier, or the links should get removed altogether from occurrences of that phrase.
  • Where "𝔽(x)" is used instead of the phrase "the Number value for x", it does link to /#𝔽 in the algorithm conventions for mathematical conventions sections, which only says "is defined in 6.1.6.1"). Can we link occurrences of "𝔽" directly to the definition /#number-value?
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