[DNSOP] Re: [Last-Call] Secdir last call review of draft-ietf-dnsop-zoneversion-06

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Hi, all,

> On Jun 7, 2024, at 5:21 PM, Shawn Emery <[e-mail]> wrote:
> 
> On 6/6/24 1:53 PM, Wessels, Duane wrote:
>> Hi Shawn,
>> 
>> Thank you for the review and comments.
>> 
>> We’ve fixed the editorial comments you identified.
>> 
>> Regarding “decimal integer” — we use that phrase only when describing the
>> presentation format (versus, say, hexadecimal) so we think it is appropriate.
>> 
>> However, we would defer to the advice or suggestion of the RFC editor or
>> other experts on this, if they have an opinion.
> 
> My first intuition was that a decimal is an integer with a fractional component.  However, precedence in this area has more credence than my intuition ;)

Decimal refers to the base-10 number system, i.e., integer powers of 10 (both positive, zero, and negative). Octal is the same for base 8; hexadecimal for base 10. All can be integer or floating point.

Base number systems use a separator called a “radix point” to indicate the boundary between non-negative and negative powers. When the radix point is used in the decimal system, it is called the decimal point. IMO that can be considered a contraction of “decimal radix point”.

Finally, integers don’t have fractional parts. Floating point numbers do, though.

Joe