Can 1/3 and 1/3 = 2/6? It seemed so

Re:Can 1/3 and 1/3 = 2/6? It seemed so by asdkhadsj on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @11:18AM (#23312211)

I think you both are saying the same thing, in this context at least.

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Re:Can 1/3 and 1/3 = 2/6? It seemed so by tsimionescu on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @12:44PM (#23313350)

There is a very important difference between types and quantities.

For example, 1/3 + 1/3 = 1 is true, if I mean 1/3 of 3 + 1/3 of 0. 1/3 + 1/3 = 2/6 can only be true if we add some quantities, we can't make it true by choosing the right types (we could fix it by choosing a different definition of +, or =, though).

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