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Re:0.30000000000000004 by such_a_casual on Friday November 13, 2015 @12:59PM (#10561242)
In the fraction 1/6, the prime factors of the denominator are 2 and 3. A base 10 number system has the 2 but not the 3.
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Re:0.30000000000000004 by jayceekay on Saturday November 14, 2015 @07:06PM (#10567866)
got it, thanks!
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