Thomas Bartkus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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On 2006-05-08, Thomas Bartkus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
does python support true rations, which means that 1/3 is a
true one-third and not 0.3 rounded off at some
chun ping wang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey i have a stupid question.
How do i get python to print the result in only three decimal place...
Example round (2.9954254, 3)
2.9951
but i want to get rid of all trailing 0's..how would i do that?
Your problem is not a problem in
Grant Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
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On 2006-05-08, Thomas Bartkus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Or you can write 0.1
3
:)
Ahhh!
But if I need to store the value 1/10 (decimal!), what kind of
a precision pickle will I then
On 2006-05-09, Thomas Bartkus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Even base 60 makes more sense if you like it when a lot of
divisions come out nice and even.
Did they actually have 60 unique number symbols and use
place-weighting in a manner similar to the arabic/indian
system we use?
I don't know.
Grant Edwards wrote:
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Did they actually have 60 unique number symbols and use
place-weighting in a manner similar to the arabic/indian system
we use?
The Bablyonians did use a place-value system, but they only had two
basic numerals: a Y-like symbol for 1 and a -like symbol for ten.
These
On 2006-05-09, Dan Bishop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Grant Edwards wrote:
...
Did they actually have 60 unique number symbols and use
place-weighting in a manner similar to the arabic/indian system
we use?
The Bablyonians did use a place-value system, but they only had two
basic numerals: a
Grant Edwards wrote:
On 2006-05-09, Dan Bishop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Grant Edwards wrote:
...
Did they actually have 60 unique number symbols and use
place-weighting in a manner similar to the arabic/indian system
we use?
The Bablyonians did use a place-value system, but they
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chun ping wang wrote:
Hey i have a stupid question.
How do i get python to print the result in only three decimal
place...
Example round (2.9954254, 3)
On 2006-05-08, Thomas Bartkus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
does python support true rations, which means that 1/3 is a
true one-third and not 0.3 rounded off at some
arbitrary precision?
At risk of being boring ;-)
- Python supports both rational and irrational numbers as
floating
Grant Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
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On 2006-05-08, Thomas Bartkus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
does python support true rations, which means that 1/3 is a
true one-third and not 0.3 rounded off at some
arbitrary precision?
At risk of being boring
On 2006-05-08, Thomas Bartkus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Or you can write 0.1
3
:)
Ahhh!
But if I need to store the value 1/10 (decimal!), what kind of
a precision pickle will I then find myself while working in
base 3?
Then we're right back where we started. No
Hey i have a stupid question.
How do i get python to print the result in only three decimal place...
Example round (2.9954254, 3)
2.9951
but i want to get rid of all trailing 0's..how would i do that?
_
Express
chun ping wang wrote:
Hey i have a stupid question.
How do i get python to print the result in only three decimal place...
Example round (2.9954254, 3)
2.9951
but i want to get rid of all trailing 0's..how would i do that?
Floating point arithmetic is inherently
Erik Max Francis wrote:
chun ping wang wrote:
Hey i have a stupid question.
How do i get python to print the result in only three decimal place...
Example round (2.9954254, 3)
2.9951
but i want to get rid of all trailing 0's..how would i do that?
Floating
Erik Max Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
chun ping wang wrote:
Hey i have a stupid question.
How do i get python to print the result in only three decimal
place...
Example round (2.9954254, 3)
2.9951
but i want to get rid of all trailing 0's..how would i do
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