Comment on Non-binary

• ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Counterpoint: Floating-point inaccuracies.

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  • hglman@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Floating point is a consequence of physical computerr being finite not using binary.

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    • uis@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Counter-counter-counterpoint: pi in base-pi can be written in one digit

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  • Verat@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In that case decimal is flawed too, 0.6667 or any such approxination doesnt exactly equal 2/3.

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    • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Counterpoint 1: 0.6̇ (Unicode does not support numbers with overdots correctly)

      Counterpoint 2: 2/3

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      • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It won’t work with irrational numbers, or transcendental numbers even if you allow things like √2.

        But honestly I have no idea what the point of this conversation even is

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  • yetAnotherUser@feddit.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Counter-counterpoint:

    Display the exact value of pi with 64 digits in any base N number system.

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• gmtom@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  All numbers can be written with |

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