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If you want to be pedantic, it really isn't a number at all, it's a string of digits. A lot of "serial numbers" and "material part numbers" are not only not num
by gweinberg 2y ago
If you want to be pedantic, it really isn't a number at all, it's a string of digits. A lot of "serial numbers" and "material part numbers" are not only not numbers, they're not even all digits.
- craftkiller 2y agoIf we're being pedantic then they ARE numbers, even the ones with letters. They're just not in base10.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2y agoYeh, until your coworker thinks that he should be storing the phone numbers as an int in the database, and the ones in the Pacific northwest keep getting truncated (but only if they include the leading 1). Numbers might be represented by numerals, but that doesn't mean every string of numerals is a number. If you need to know the difference, ask yourself if you'd ever do math with it, (add to it, subtract from it) if only principle.
- craftkiller 2y agoUgh, for anyone reading this, please store your phone numbers as E164. There is no need to re-invent the wheel.
- amelius 2y agonumber (noun): - a figure or group of figures used to identify someone or something (Oxford dictionary) - a numeral or combination of numerals or other symbols used to identify or designate (Merriam Webster's dictionary)