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minus-squareRentlar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up20·9 days agoCan it be expressed or represented approximately in IEEE-754 form?
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-29 days agoAlways approximated, never truly represented 😞
minus-squareLegoBrickOnFire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-29 days agoUnless your encoding has a special value that, by definition, is euler’s constant :p
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agoGood point. Specifically code point U+2107 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ℇ
minus-squareReginaPhalange@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoNo taxation without approximation!
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·9 days agoEverything can be represented approximatively. e = π = 3
Can it be expressed or represented approximately in IEEE-754 form?
Always approximated, never truly represented 😞
Unless your encoding has a special value that, by definition, is euler’s constant :p
Good point. Specifically code point U+2107 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ℇ
No taxation without approximation!
Everything can be represented approximatively.
e = π = 3