Re: 0.1 = 0 ???

From: Irrwahn Grausewitz (irrwahn33_at_freenet.de)
Date: 10/29/03 

Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 23:50:16 +0100

"Jumbo" <(nospam)@12freeukisp.co.uk> wrote:
>
>"Irrwahn Grausewitz" <irrwahn33@freenet.de> wrote in message
>news:0pb0qv40c7mve7etvd4kmpecesv24s448f@4ax.com...
>> "Jumbo" <(nospam)@12freeukisp.co.uk> wrote:
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>1/10 does not yield 0 remainder 1
>
>Not in anybodies language

Are you reading impaired or simply learning resistant?

>1/10 yields 0 remainder 0.1 if you want to use this confusing way of looking
>at it.

Not at all. Furthermore there is no integer number 0.1.
1/10 = 0 r1 in integer math, and
1/10 = 0.1 in floating point math.

Why is it so hard for you to get a grip on this?

>think about 1 apple and then chop it into ten pieces and throw nine of them
>away.

You are not allowed to chop apples, err... numbers, when you're
performing integer math. In fact this is the very reason why it
is called _I_N_T_E_G_E_R_ math. Look up the word 'integer' in
your dictionary and report back what you found.

>Are you left with 0 remainder1 ?
>I think not

You lost. 

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