Why does integer division in C# return an integer and not a float?

Question

Does anyone know why integer division in C# returns an integer and not a float? What is the idea behind it? (Is it only a legacy of C/C++?)

In C#:

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Answer 1

Might be useful:

double a = 5.0/2.0;   
Console.WriteLine (a);      // 2.5

double b = 5/2;   
Console.WriteLine (b);      // 2

int c = 5/2;   
Console.WriteLine (c);      // 2

double d = 5f/2f;   
Console.WriteLine (d);      // 2.5