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		taneq on Jan 20, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Again on 0-based vs. 1-based indexing We can't even agree on this for floors of buildings. Half the world starts at 'G' then 1, 2, 3 etc. as you go upwards, the other half starts at 1, then 2, 3 etc. And then you have Japan which sometimes starts at 2F. Hey, maybe we should use 2-based indexing.

FabHK on Jan 20, 2021 [–]

I like the ground floor to be G=0. Then basement floors can be -1, -2 etc., and it is (y-x) floors to go from floor x to y.

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