Comment on Non-binary

• 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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