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Doubling the number of bits does not double the number of values, but squares it. 2^31 seconds is 68 years, a middling human lifetime. 2^63 seconds is 290 bil
by masklinn 4y ago
Doubling the number of bits does not double the number of values, but squares it.
2^31 seconds is 68 years, a middling human lifetime.
2^63 seconds is 290 billion years.
- masklinn 4y ago(Just so we’re clear, that’s “billion” with a “b”, so 20 times the age of the universe)