orhtej2@eviltoast.org to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 8 months agoFloating point arithmeticseviltoast.orgimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
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minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoIt’s not “mimicking” a fraction. It is a fraction. It’s also the most compact fraction representation around.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoShow how 1/3 can be precisely represented in floating point.
minus-squareXabbit🐰@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoyou didn’t answer the guy’s question below you… hrm…
It’s not “mimicking” a fraction. It is a fraction.
It’s also the most compact fraction representation around.
Show how 1/3 can be precisely represented in floating point.
you didn’t answer the guy’s question below you… hrm…