“month” is a fuzzy measure, not precise. it is not surprising that arithmetic with fuzzy numbers produces fuzzy numbers. what *is* surprising is that people find the above surprising
same as network distributed time - given the variable time it takes to transfer a “time” to another place, we all agree that two such “time” values are considered “equal” if their difference is within a workable tolerance. ⊣GE⊢ > On 1 Mar 2024, at 8:12 pm, '[email protected]' via weewx-user > <[email protected]> wrote: > > "What is 30 March minus one month? By this solution, it should be 28 Feb. > So then what is 29 March minus one month? Also 28 Feb? And so would 28 March > minus a month. So, "one month earlier" for three days in a row leads to the > same date. That doesn't seem right." > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/0CAA3340-F31E-4B0B-84D3-BCF8CFF87E3C%40geddy.au.
