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yarg
648 days ago
It's neutral (-1 * 0 ≡ +1 * 0); don't confuse it for an infinitesimal (which can be positive or negative).
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zeven7
648 days ago
I think they were referring to -0 in floating point, which does exist as a separate value from +0
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signed_zero
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lll-o-lll
648 days ago
Nah, zero definitely feels a bit more positive to me.
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