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And just leaving it as a number 7207 would make much more sense to everyone. Instead, 'prettiness' like commas or periods just confuse readers. Or at least on
by TheAmazingIdiot 14y ago
And just leaving it as a number 7207 would make much more sense to everyone. Instead, 'prettiness' like commas or periods just confuse readers.
Or at least on HN, you could use 7.207*10^3 and be done with scientific notation.
- accountswu 14y agoAgreed, 7207 is good enough, commas (or fullstops) are helpful when there are more than 5 or 6 digits but there is no confusion with a 4-digit number. >Or at least on HN, you could use 7.20710^3 and be done with scientific notation. So would that 7.207 in 7.20710^3 be considered 7 decimal 207 or 7 thousand 207? :D