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Sorry for being unclear about this. A number is being expressed as a rational times a real. In the case where the rational is exactly the number we want, we wan
by ChadNauseam 2y ago
Sorry for being unclear about this. A number is being expressed as a rational times a real. In the case where the rational is exactly the number we want, we want to be able to set the real to 1, so the multiplication has no effect
- CydeWeys 2y agoAhhh OK so it's essentially the null or identity value, saying "you don't need this component for an exact representation". That makes sense, thanks.