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3.14159 is in no way "more direct" than 355/113. Decimal notation is just a concsise way of writing down expressions for certain numbers. Fractions are anothe
by adrianratnapala 9y ago
3.14159 is in no way "more direct" than 355/113.
Decimal notation is just a concsise way of writing down expressions for certain numbers. Fractions are another.
- lgas 9y agoThey aren't equivalent though -- for example if I memorize "3.14159" then I can increase my precision by just memorizing as many more digits as I want. The memorization I've already done isn't "wasted". With the fraction version I can't / it is.