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Rename remainder to modulo and update fixed point documentation
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@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Operators:
* Comparisons: ``<=``, ``<``, ``==``, ``!=``, ``>=``, ``>`` (evaluate to ``bool``)
* Bit operators: ``&``, ``|``, ``^`` (bitwise exclusive or), ``~`` (bitwise negation)
* Shift operators: ``<<`` (left shift), ``>>`` (right shift)
* Arithmetic operators: ``+``, ``-``, unary ``-``, ``*``, ``/``, ``%`` (remainder), ``**`` (exponentiation)
* Arithmetic operators: ``+``, ``-``, unary ``-``, ``*``, ``/``, ``%`` (modulo), ``**`` (exponentiation)
Comparisons
@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ Exponentiation
Exponentiation is only available for unsigned types. Please take care that the types
you are using are large enough to hold the result and prepare for potential wrapping behaviour.
Note that ``0**0`` is defined by the EVM as ``1``.
.. note::
Note that ``0**0`` is defined by the EVM as ``1``.
.. index:: ! ufixed, ! fixed, ! fixed point number
@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ the type and ``N`` represents how many decimal points are available. ``M`` must
Operators:
* Comparisons: ``<=``, ``<``, ``==``, ``!=``, ``>=``, ``>`` (evaluate to ``bool``)
* Arithmetic operators: ``+``, ``-``, unary ``-``, unary ``+``, ``*``, ``/``, ``%`` (remainder)
* Arithmetic operators: ``+``, ``-``, unary ``-``, ``*``, ``/``, ``%`` (modulo)
.. note::
The main difference between floating point (``float`` and ``double`` in many languages, more precisely IEEE 754 numbers) and fixed point numbers is