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I am writing a piece of software that translates programs into programs (a "compiler", in informatics lingo) and my source language allows the programmer to specify Latin numerals.



In case the numeral is incorrect (e.g., IVI) or is too large (that is, above a predefined limit, here the largest is currently 999), I would like to print out error messages in English and Latin.



What would you recommend for the Latin (I need two messages, one for each error above)?






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    Shouldn't your IVI bad number actually convert to NaN (not a number) ??
    – ivanivan
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    NaN is a floating-point number such that it does not equal to itself, for example it is the result of a division by zero. These properties do not fit the context (natural numbers, where, for instance, the division by zero triggers an error) and IVI should perhaps more properly be described as an ill-formed number. In other words, being NaN is a property of a value, that is, a denotation, but my concern here is about the notation (being wrong).
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  • Roman numeral system being additive (and non commutative), instead of positional (like the decimal system), an error here means an invalid addition (e.g., n + IV is valid, but not IV + n). Of course, the property for Roman numerals to be well-defined can be described by a context-free grammar (which I did), without the need to perform the additions.
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  • Where is this language and how can I get it??? :)
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I am writing a piece of software that translates programs into programs (a "compiler", in informatics lingo) and my source language allows the programmer to specify Latin numerals.



In case the numeral is incorrect (e.g., IVI) or is too large (that is, above a predefined limit, here the largest is currently 999), I would like to print out error messages in English and Latin.



What would you recommend for the Latin (I need two messages, one for each error above)?






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    Shouldn't your IVI bad number actually convert to NaN (not a number) ??
    – ivanivan
    12 hours ago






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    NaN is a floating-point number such that it does not equal to itself, for example it is the result of a division by zero. These properties do not fit the context (natural numbers, where, for instance, the division by zero triggers an error) and IVI should perhaps more properly be described as an ill-formed number. In other words, being NaN is a property of a value, that is, a denotation, but my concern here is about the notation (being wrong).
    – Christian
    9 hours ago










  • Roman numeral system being additive (and non commutative), instead of positional (like the decimal system), an error here means an invalid addition (e.g., n + IV is valid, but not IV + n). Of course, the property for Roman numerals to be well-defined can be described by a context-free grammar (which I did), without the need to perform the additions.
    – Christian
    9 hours ago












  • Where is this language and how can I get it??? :)
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    5 hours ago













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I am writing a piece of software that translates programs into programs (a "compiler", in informatics lingo) and my source language allows the programmer to specify Latin numerals.



In case the numeral is incorrect (e.g., IVI) or is too large (that is, above a predefined limit, here the largest is currently 999), I would like to print out error messages in English and Latin.



What would you recommend for the Latin (I need two messages, one for each error above)?






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I am writing a piece of software that translates programs into programs (a "compiler", in informatics lingo) and my source language allows the programmer to specify Latin numerals.



In case the numeral is incorrect (e.g., IVI) or is too large (that is, above a predefined limit, here the largest is currently 999), I would like to print out error messages in English and Latin.



What would you recommend for the Latin (I need two messages, one for each error above)?






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    Shouldn't your IVI bad number actually convert to NaN (not a number) ??
    – ivanivan
    12 hours ago






  • 1




    NaN is a floating-point number such that it does not equal to itself, for example it is the result of a division by zero. These properties do not fit the context (natural numbers, where, for instance, the division by zero triggers an error) and IVI should perhaps more properly be described as an ill-formed number. In other words, being NaN is a property of a value, that is, a denotation, but my concern here is about the notation (being wrong).
    – Christian
    9 hours ago










  • Roman numeral system being additive (and non commutative), instead of positional (like the decimal system), an error here means an invalid addition (e.g., n + IV is valid, but not IV + n). Of course, the property for Roman numerals to be well-defined can be described by a context-free grammar (which I did), without the need to perform the additions.
    – Christian
    9 hours ago












  • Where is this language and how can I get it??? :)
    – bishop
    5 hours ago














  • 1




    Shouldn't your IVI bad number actually convert to NaN (not a number) ??
    – ivanivan
    12 hours ago






  • 1




    NaN is a floating-point number such that it does not equal to itself, for example it is the result of a division by zero. These properties do not fit the context (natural numbers, where, for instance, the division by zero triggers an error) and IVI should perhaps more properly be described as an ill-formed number. In other words, being NaN is a property of a value, that is, a denotation, but my concern here is about the notation (being wrong).
    – Christian
    9 hours ago










  • Roman numeral system being additive (and non commutative), instead of positional (like the decimal system), an error here means an invalid addition (e.g., n + IV is valid, but not IV + n). Of course, the property for Roman numerals to be well-defined can be described by a context-free grammar (which I did), without the need to perform the additions.
    – Christian
    9 hours ago












  • Where is this language and how can I get it??? :)
    – bishop
    5 hours ago








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Shouldn't your IVI bad number actually convert to NaN (not a number) ??
– ivanivan
12 hours ago




Shouldn't your IVI bad number actually convert to NaN (not a number) ??
– ivanivan
12 hours ago




1




1




NaN is a floating-point number such that it does not equal to itself, for example it is the result of a division by zero. These properties do not fit the context (natural numbers, where, for instance, the division by zero triggers an error) and IVI should perhaps more properly be described as an ill-formed number. In other words, being NaN is a property of a value, that is, a denotation, but my concern here is about the notation (being wrong).
– Christian
9 hours ago




NaN is a floating-point number such that it does not equal to itself, for example it is the result of a division by zero. These properties do not fit the context (natural numbers, where, for instance, the division by zero triggers an error) and IVI should perhaps more properly be described as an ill-formed number. In other words, being NaN is a property of a value, that is, a denotation, but my concern here is about the notation (being wrong).
– Christian
9 hours ago












Roman numeral system being additive (and non commutative), instead of positional (like the decimal system), an error here means an invalid addition (e.g., n + IV is valid, but not IV + n). Of course, the property for Roman numerals to be well-defined can be described by a context-free grammar (which I did), without the need to perform the additions.
– Christian
9 hours ago






Roman numeral system being additive (and non commutative), instead of positional (like the decimal system), an error here means an invalid addition (e.g., n + IV is valid, but not IV + n). Of course, the property for Roman numerals to be well-defined can be described by a context-free grammar (which I did), without the need to perform the additions.
– Christian
9 hours ago














Where is this language and how can I get it??? :)
– bishop
5 hours ago




Where is this language and how can I get it??? :)
– bishop
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I suggest numerus pravus for 'incorrect' and numerus nimius for 'too large'.






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    I would suggest:




    In case the numeral is incorrect (e.g., IVI)




    numerus falsus




    ... or is too large




    numerus magnus nimis



    Perhaps you can also add error: or erratum: at the beginning of the message (albeit the latter is commonly found in printed books for correcting printer errors, so not sure it fits in the context).






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      I suggest numerus pravus for 'incorrect' and numerus nimius for 'too large'.






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              I would suggest:




              In case the numeral is incorrect (e.g., IVI)




              numerus falsus




              ... or is too large




              numerus magnus nimis



              Perhaps you can also add error: or erratum: at the beginning of the message (albeit the latter is commonly found in printed books for correcting printer errors, so not sure it fits in the context).






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                I would suggest:




                In case the numeral is incorrect (e.g., IVI)




                numerus falsus




                ... or is too large




                numerus magnus nimis



                Perhaps you can also add error: or erratum: at the beginning of the message (albeit the latter is commonly found in printed books for correcting printer errors, so not sure it fits in the context).






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                  I would suggest:




                  In case the numeral is incorrect (e.g., IVI)




                  numerus falsus




                  ... or is too large




                  numerus magnus nimis



                  Perhaps you can also add error: or erratum: at the beginning of the message (albeit the latter is commonly found in printed books for correcting printer errors, so not sure it fits in the context).






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                  I would suggest:




                  In case the numeral is incorrect (e.g., IVI)




                  numerus falsus




                  ... or is too large




                  numerus magnus nimis



                  Perhaps you can also add error: or erratum: at the beginning of the message (albeit the latter is commonly found in printed books for correcting printer errors, so not sure it fits in the context).







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