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minus-squaredriving_croonerlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-25 months agoIt’s a joke, but when exposing a number the number of left digits transmit the confidence you have in your number. 0.1 tells you that the “real” number is 0.1a, where 0 <= a < 5. 0.10000000000 is giving you a lot more information than 0.1
minus-squareZoot@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoVery neat! Thank you for that little tidbit.
It’s a joke, but when exposing a number the number of left digits transmit the confidence you have in your number. 0.1 tells you that the “real” number is 0.1a, where 0 <= a < 5. 0.10000000000 is giving you a lot more information than 0.1
Very neat! Thank you for that little tidbit.