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==Can of worms== |
==Can of worms== |
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uh-oh, you've opened a can of |
uh-oh, you've opened a can of worms here. I can remember in the far distant past, being lectured to about floating point/equality/closeness and I resolved to run and hide if I could in the future :-)<br> |
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Firstly, you can't leave people to find out how Python does it, if you want them to use a specific method then you need to add the description to the task.<br> |
Firstly, you can't leave people to find out how Python does it, if you want them to use a specific method then you need to add the description to the task.<br> |
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Second. Approximation depends on circumstances. If the compared vary exponentially ar non-linearly, or ... then one may end up with different, but more usable definitions of approximately equal.<br> |
Second. Approximation depends on circumstances. If the compared vary exponentially ar non-linearly, or ... then one may end up with different, but more usable definitions of approximately equal.<br> |
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