>>> writes: > On Sun, Jul 03, 2022 at 10:24:34PM +0200, Uwe Brauer wrote: >> >>> "BB" == Bruno Barbier writes: >> >> > Uwe Brauer writes: >> >> >> >> I am confused what is 02 supposed to mean? >> >> > That's a leading 0 digit, that can be ignored. >> >> > (string-to-number "02") => 2 >> >> > Alphabetical sorting will see the "0" though and sorts differently. >> >> But 02 seems to me a wired mathematical notation to say the least. I >> wouldn't use it for sure. > Think bigger: 1024 would sort alphabetically /before/ 22. Do you > really want this? Do you mean | Sort | |------| | 0 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1024 | | 22 | |------| | | | | That really su... (My use case only concerned numbers from 0-10). So it boils down to the question: why isn't 0 considered as natural numbers, as, according to the Peano axioms, it is? Uwe -- I strongly condemn Putin's war of aggression against the Ukraine. I support to deliver weapons to Ukraine’s military. I support the ban of Russia from SWIFT. I support the EU membership of the Ukraine. https://how-to-help-ukraine-now.super.site/