▲ 593 ▼ 1/4>1/3 but 151>113 (discuss.tchncs.de) submitted 1 year ago by CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de to c/memes@lemmy.world 142 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] supamanc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Your accuracy goes out of the window when you are actually measuring things though. The error is as significant as rounding 1/3 to 0.33 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] supamanc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) I know that. But practically, if you are trying to measure 1/3 of an arbitrary distance, or 1/3 of an arbitrary weight, you are not going to be able to hit the exact, precise measurement using normal household or kitchen tools. Therefore your origin assertion that 1/3 as a fraction is more accurate than decimal is meaningless, as you can't actually utilise that extra precision. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] supamanc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) I know that. But practically, if you are trying to measure 1/3 of an arbitrary distance, or 1/3 of an arbitrary weight, you are not going to be able to hit the exact, precise measurement using normal household or kitchen tools. Therefore your origin assertion that 1/3 as a fraction is more accurate than decimal is meaningless, as you can't actually utilise that extra precision. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] supamanc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) I know that. But practically, if you are trying to measure 1/3 of an arbitrary distance, or 1/3 of an arbitrary weight, you are not going to be able to hit the exact, precise measurement using normal household or kitchen tools. Therefore your origin assertion that 1/3 as a fraction is more accurate than decimal is meaningless, as you can't actually utilise that extra precision. permalink fedilink source parent
