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Re:0.30000000000000004 by hzhou321 on Monday December 02, 2019 @09:44PM (#21689451)
You either feel smart by wondering why people don't use rationals, or feel smart by wondering why people use rationals.
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Re:0.30000000000000004 by enriquto on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @01:07AM (#21690336)
what do you mean by "rationals"? infinite precision? because finite precision rationals are not associative and much worse than floats in many senses.
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