Comment on One of those days

unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• T4V0@lemmy.pt ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No, that’s a way to represent a fraction’s integer part.

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  • syklemil@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Depends on culture and level of education. For someone who comes from a culture where we use decimals, I’d interpret this in the math/physics class way, i.e. 10.

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    • T4V0@lemmy.pt ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes, with no previous context or warning I would assume the same, but regardless, the notation exists.

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  • ekky@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Might be. I’ve never seen it used that way, though, I know that some people prefer parentheses around the fraction to the right of integers.

    That said, even Wolframalpha appears to disagree, which I find mildly funny if what you say is true.

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    • T4V0@lemmy.pt ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Might be. I’ve never seen it used that way, though, I know that some people prefer parentheses around the fraction to the right of integers.

      I learned at grade/primary school, it’s useful as a teaching tool for fractions. Although, I do recall using something similar for partial fractions in college.

      That said, even Wolframalpha appears to disagree, which I find mildly funny if what you say is true.

      In wolfram alpha they call it mixed fraction or number.

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• mumblerfish@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yes, but no. That notation is the dumbest one ever. Everywhere else a juxtaposition implies multiplication, except for fractions with integers to the left.

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