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The explanation's "1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 1" example ticks me off: symbolic math programs can already give the correct answer to this easily. See http://www.sympygamma.com/input/?i=1%2F3+%2B+1%2F3+%2B+1%2F3 . {{unsigned ip|108.162.229.53}} | The explanation's "1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 1" example ticks me off: symbolic math programs can already give the correct answer to this easily. See http://www.sympygamma.com/input/?i=1%2F3+%2B+1%2F3+%2B+1%2F3 . {{unsigned ip|108.162.229.53}} | ||
β | :You're misunderstanding it. "1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 1". You won't -always- get 1 using every implementation. But the answer is always 1. What a computer outputs and what the truth is are not -always- the same thing. It wasn't implied that they are -never- the same thing. It's only a bad example if you always get "1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 1". | + | :You're misunderstanding it. "1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 1". You won't -always- get 1 using every implementation. But the answer is always 1. What a computer outputs and what the truth is are not -always- the same thing. It wasn't implied that they are -never- the same thing. It's only a bad example if you always get "1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 1". |