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Imprecision is fine for engineering and can be compensated for. But this is not true for managing money, which is why floating point has historically not been u
by dreamcompiler 8y ago
Imprecision is fine for engineering and can be compensated for. But this is not true for managing money, which is why floating point has historically not been used in accounting applications.
- sizzzzlerz 8y agoYeah, bean counters do like to know their amounts out to the penny. That would require a pretty big slide rule.