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[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 89 points 8 months ago

Sorry, yes: 0000000000.10000000000%

[-] Habahnow@sh.itjust.works 28 points 8 months ago

Thanks, it makes more sense now.

[-] Zoot@reddthat.com -3 points 8 months ago

What? Its the same as .1%, or. 01? .00000000001 would be what you'd want no?

[-] hangonasecond@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

It was a joke, I think

[-] Habahnow@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah it was a joke.

[-] Cosmicomical@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I doubt it, looks like a mistake. It's ok to make mistakes, even when they are funny

[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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

[-] Zoot@reddthat.com 1 points 8 months ago

Very neat! Thank you for that little tidbit.

[-] AE5NE@lemmy.radio 1 points 8 months ago

Surely you mean 0.0999999931082% ?

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