Full division on negative numbers

Question

Heya,

Can someone explain to me the logic behind :
print(-11//3)
-4

??why a full division of -11 by 3 is -4 and not -3?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Floor division works this way - it does not round to zero. Rather, it always returns the *next lower* integer, whether positive or negative.

BTW, that's why it's called *floor* not "integer" or something.

Answer 2

-11/3 is -3.6666666 ... // is floor division and floor division rounds down.. It rounded down to -4

Answer 3

I see I see, thanks!