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mathgradthrow on Feb 19, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Floats Are Weird

Well, not to be too glib, but I don't think they're too much stranger than I realize, and I think floats are much harder to reason about.

ska on Feb 20, 2024 [–]

Well I didn’t count anyone who has taken a proper intro analysis course , but that’s safely within “most”.

Floats are a bit of a pain in the ass but there is nothing particularly strange about them.

The reals contain a lot of interesting structure, and things that are still being studied and understood.

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