hmm.. I did parse that from it, it's maybe fine as-is. I think the thing is "whose" feeling personal, when it's referring to something not owned by a person? I think I'd write something like
"It may refer to one of three distinct mathematical objects, depending on the author:"
I'm meaning to write there, "different authors have wildly different conventions about what constitutes a whole number". How could that be made clearer?
This sentence seems unclear/confusing?
hmm.. I did parse that from it, it's maybe fine as-is. I think the thing is "whose" feeling personal, when it's referring to something not owned by a person? I think I'd write something like
"It may refer to one of three distinct mathematical objects, depending on the author:"
I'm meaning to write there, "different authors have wildly different conventions about what constitutes a whole number". How could that be made clearer?