Integer division in Common Lisp?

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appusajeev picture appusajeev · Jan 16, 2010 · Viewed 13.2k times · Source

When I do (/ 7 2), what should I do to get the result 3? If I do (/ 7 2.0), I get 3.5, which is as expected.

Answer

kennytm picture kennytm · Jan 16, 2010 
(floor 7 2)

Ref: http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Basic_integer_arithmetic#Common_Lisp

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