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by pmiller2 2872 days ago
Where did I say anything about computers? I’m referring to real numbers.
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FlipperBucket 2872 days ago
The topic is a computer language. I'm referring to utility.
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pmiller2 2872 days ago
Floating point is only useful to the extent that it approximates real arithmetic.
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jack9 2871 days ago
In pony, floating point behaves 1.0/0.0 the way you might expect.
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