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in a way that you just cannot do for most other (ie non-power-2) bases.<br> |
in a way that you just cannot do for most other (ie non-power-2) bases.<br> |
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Update: Added a limiter for non-base-2 fractions, as per 1/3 -> 0.333 forever in decimal. |
Update: Added a limiter for non-base-2 fractions, as per 1/3 -> 0.333 forever in decimal. |
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Base 2/4/8/16/32 are guaranteed to terminate anyway, but for other bases we need some limit |
Base 2/4/8/16/32 are guaranteed to terminate anyway, but for other bases we need some limit - |
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the 15 that I opted for is completely arbitrary. |
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=={{header|Python}}== |
=={{header|Python}}== |
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