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> I would say the issue is which float you want. You're getting warmer. The reality is compilers default floating point is wrong for most uses. You should be a

> I would say the issue is which float you want. You're getting warmer. The reality is compilers default floating point is wrong for most uses. You should be able to represent things like pi and 1/3 exactly by default. That that's not the case in JS is criminal.

aw1621107 4y ago
So symbolic math? That sounds like an interesting choice of details. Is it something that would produce tangible better results in a significant number of cases?
- Gibbon1 4y ago
  You could go there. But just decimal floating point would be better in most cases.
  - xigoi 4y ago
    You can't represent π or 1/3 exactly in decimal floating point either…