CHAPTER 6
Numbers
The Numeric class within Ruby is a containing class for the Integer and Float classes. This contains all methods linked to numeric variables either with (float) or without (integer) decimal places. The Numeric class is a very simple class, which holds the ability to perform a number of complex calculations with numbers.
Creating Numbers
Creating a number in Ruby is extremely simple, rather like creating a String. Rather than using a New method, or a set of braces, like an array or hash, a Number is created by setting a variable without quotation marks. If the number contains a decimal place, it is created as a float; if the number ...
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