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minus-squareUnleaded8163@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down3·8 days agoBut… they are fractions.
minus-squareNeatNit@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·8 days agoThey are fractions of the format m/(2^n), but they only mimic fractions like 2/5.
minus-squaredjmikeale@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·8 days agoI guess op refers to how they’re represented which is a bit complex imo: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/digital-logic/floating-point-representation-basics/
But… they are fractions.
They are fractions of the format m/(2^n), but they only mimic fractions like 2/5.
That’s 2¹/5 to you!
I guess op refers to how they’re represented which is a bit complex imo: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/digital-logic/floating-point-representation-basics/