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A comment on How real are real numbers? (2004).

Re:How real are real numbers? (2004) by Jason-Andrade on Monday April 10, 2017 @02:39PM (#14081316)
This entire subject is very academic and theoretical, and will never impact anything in the real world. Using Big Fractions instead of floating-point numbers is a far more concrete argument with definite real-world impact! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13855198
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Re:How real are real numbers? (2004) by Retra on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @01:04AM (#14085008)
Mathematical structure can -- and has -- impacted the world with far reaching and unparalleled effectiveness without ever even having to have had introduce the concept of a number. Math really isn't about numbers.
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