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Re:Live feed from Iceland erupting volcano [video] by adwn on Monday March 22, 2021 @05:05AM (#26538353)
Although that might have been tongue-in-cheek, the word "about" could refer to the accuracy of the position, not its precision.

Precision != accuracy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accuracy_and_precision

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Re:Live feed from Iceland erupting volcano [video] by elcomet on Monday March 22, 2021 @05:21AM (#26538452)
But the number of digits should reflect the precision.
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Re:Live feed from Iceland erupting volcano [video] by unhammer on Monday March 22, 2021 @05:59AM (#26538716)
When pointing at a map, the thickness of your digits should reflect precision.
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Re:Live feed from Iceland erupting volcano [video] by airhead969 on Monday March 22, 2021 @09:02AM (#26540190)
How accurate are your digits?
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Re:Live feed from Iceland erupting volcano [video] by airhead969 on Monday March 22, 2021 @09:01AM (#26540184)
Yes. If it's only 5 digits, it should be cut-off to reflect that. Accuracy needs an error estimate.
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Re:Live feed from Iceland erupting volcano [video] by Moru on Monday March 22, 2021 @01:58PM (#26544281)
It's hard if you don't know the precision needed to get to the position you want, easier to just copy/paste and be done with it. How many knows how far 0.001 deg is at a specific location on the globe?
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