beta_tester@lemmy.ml to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 10 months agoI'm too afraid to askmessage-squaremessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1258arrow-down124
arrow-up1234arrow-down1message-squareI'm too afraid to askbeta_tester@lemmy.ml to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-210 months agoIt’s a joke, but when exposing a number the number of left digits transmit the confidence you have in your number. 0.1 tells you that the “real” number is 0.1a, where 0 <= a < 5. 0.10000000000 is giving you a lot more information than 0.1
minus-squareZoot@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoVery neat! Thank you for that little tidbit.
It’s a joke, but when exposing a number the number of left digits transmit the confidence you have in your number. 0.1 tells you that the “real” number is 0.1a, where 0 <= a < 5. 0.10000000000 is giving you a lot more information than 0.1
Very neat! Thank you for that little tidbit.