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While it technically correct to say this it also gets the wrong point across because it leaves out the fact that ordering changes create only a small difference
by lo0dot0 1y ago
While it technically correct to say this it also gets the wrong point across because it leaves out the fact that ordering changes create only a small difference. Other examples where arithmetic is not commutative, e.g.
matrix multiplication , can create much larger differences.
- kstrauser 1y ago> ordering changes create only a small difference. That can’t be assumed. You can easily fall into a situation like: total = large_float_value for _ in range(1_000_000_000): total += .01 assert total == large_float_value Without knowing the specific situation, it’s impossible to say whether that’s a tolerably small difference.