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minus-squareKubeRoot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoPretty sure what you’re describing isn’t floating-point numbers, but fixed-point numbers… Which would also work just as well or better in most cases where floats are used.
Pretty sure what you’re describing isn’t floating-point numbers, but fixed-point numbers… Which would also work just as well or better in most cases where floats are used.