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> Just like fractions, there are multiple ways of writing the same value. 3/2 is the same as 6/4. This is not correct. In binary you only have 2 choices {0,1}
by cambalache 6y ago
> Just like fractions, there are multiple ways of writing the same value. 3/2 is the same as 6/4.
This is not correct. In binary you only have 2 choices {0,1} for the numerator, so 3/2 is represented 1.1 and 6/4 can only be represented as 1.1 (feel free to add the completing 0s)
- adrianmonk 6y agoThe numerator is a binary integer, not a bit (and not the part of the number before the "decimal" point). 3 in binary is 11. 6 in binary is 110. 3/2 (decimal) is 11/10 (binary) and 6/4 (decimal) is 110/100 (binary). Of course the denominators always have trailing zeros, so can be (and are) represented more compactly.
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