[Json] [Errata Verified] RFC8259 (7600)

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The following errata report has been verified for RFC8259,
"The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange Format"

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You may review the report below and at:
https://errata.rfc-editor.org/eid7600/

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Status: Verified
Type: Technical
Reported by: Guillaume Fortin-Debigaré <guillaume.fortin@debigare.com>
Date Reported: Aug. 11, 2023, 7 p.m.
Verified by: Andy Newton (IESG)

Section 6 says:

Original Text
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The representation of numbers is similar to that used in most
   programming languages.  A number is represented in base 10 using
   decimal digits.  It contains an integer component that may be
   prefixed with an optional minus sign, which may be followed by a
   fraction part and/or an exponent part.  Leading zeros are not
   allowed.

Corrected Text
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The representation of numbers is similar to that used in most
   programming languages.  A number is represented in base 10 using
   decimal digits.  It contains an integer component that may be
   prefixed with an optional minus sign, which may be followed by a
   fraction part and/or an exponent part.  Leading zeros in the
   integer component beyond the units digit are not allowed.

Notes
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The original wording about leading zeros contradicts the documented ABNF grammar for JSON numbers in the following cases:
- If the integer component is equal to 0 and the fractional component exists. (Examples: 0.1, 0.001)
- In the exponent part, after the letter E or e or the optional sign. (Example: 1E01)

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RFC8259 (draft-ietf-jsonbis-rfc7159bis)
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Title               : The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange Format
Publication Date    : December 2017
Author(s)           : T. Bray, Ed.
Category            : Internet Standard
Source              : jsonbis (art)
Stream              : IETF