/* numericUtilities.h */

/* deliver the larger of two integers */
int maxInt(int x, int y); 

/* deliver the smaller of two integers */
int minInt(int x, int y);

/* digitize x
   according to a uniform partition of the range (a, b)
   into n digital levels
   assuming a < x < b
   truncating out-of-range x's to appropriate exteme   */
int digitize(int n, double a, double b, double x);

/* deliver digital representation of x
   selected from a given sequence of display characters
   assuming a < x < b
   truncating out-of-range x's to appropriate exteme   */
char digitalDisplay(char displayChars[ ],
                    double a, double b, double x);