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This entire subject is very academic and theoretical, and will never impact anything in the real world. Using Big Fractions instead of floating-point numbers i
by Jason-Andrade 9y ago
This entire subject is very academic and theoretical, and will never impact anything in the real world. Using Big Fractions instead of floating-point numbers is a far more concrete argument with definite real-world impact!
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13855198 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13855198
- Retra 9y agoMathematical structure can -- and has -- impacted the world with far reaching and unparalleled effectiveness without ever even having to have had introduce the concept of a number. Math really isn't about numbers.