Re^2: Reading wrong value from excel sheet

Hmmm... didn’t I once hear someone saying that “1/10” could not be exactly represented in base-two, just as “1/3” (0.333....) cannot be exactly represented in base-ten?

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Re^3: Reading wrong value from excel sheet by MidLifeXis (Monsignor) on May 21, 2013 at 20:02 UTC
I am not sure I understand your point. I don't think that I said that 1/10 could be represented in base-two. --MidLifeXis	[reply]
Re^4: Reading wrong value from excel sheet by choroba (Cardinal) on May 21, 2013 at 20:45 UTC
Of course, 1/2 + 1/8 = (1+1)/(2+8) = 2/10, not 1/10! لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ	[reply]