On Dec 24, 2:47 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser <[email protected]> wrote: > Frederick Cheung wrote in post #970500: > > > On Dec 24, 2:39pm, Frederick Cheung <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> On Dec 24, 2:21pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Which still doesn't allow you to store all numbers with arbitrary > >> precision (in fact putting my mathematical hat on, most numbers can't > >> be stored like this). You'll have to deal with numerical error > >> eventually > > > Talking slight bollocks. I meant that you can't store with infinite > > precision, ie you'll always be liable for some error. > > Of course. You know a better way? Should we just store everything as > Rational? > Well that wouldn't solve things anyway. Just didn't wanted to make sure no one was under the illusion that there's some sort of silver bullet for this
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