cm0002@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 2 days agoThat clears things uplemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up163arrow-down1external-linkThat clears things uplemmy.mlcm0002@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 2 days agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareJayleneSlide@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 days agoExcept… that it doesn’t. Serious question: am I OOTL on a joke? Edit: I totally missed that it was an approximately sign. Derp.
minus-squarered_bull_of_juarez@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoIt’s 8.0000000729, which approximates to 8. Why do you think it doesn’t?
minus-squareangrystego@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoProbably didn’t notice it doesn’t say “equals”. It’s easy to overlook the wavy part.
minus-squareJayleneSlide@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoOh, yup! I totally missed the approximately sign.
minus-squareAzteh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoDo you work in a field where 7*10-8 differences matter? Cause most fields I know don’t mind an error margin that small (granted I don’t know a lot)
Except… that it doesn’t. Serious question: am I OOTL on a joke?
Edit: I totally missed that it was an approximately sign. Derp.
It’s 8.0000000729, which approximates to 8. Why do you think it doesn’t?
Probably didn’t notice it doesn’t say “equals”. It’s easy to overlook the wavy part.
Oh, yup! I totally missed the approximately sign.
Do you work in a field where 7*10-8 differences matter? Cause most fields I know don’t mind an error margin that small (granted I don’t know a lot)