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It would be nice if the task description could elaborate on some of the above concerns. A restriction of the scope of the task (beyond merely 'numbers'), as well as having an actual task to solve beyond a couple cryptic inputs and outputs would be much appreciated as well. --[[User:Chunes|Chunes]] ([[User talk:Chunes|talk]]) 12:22, 13 August 2020 (UTC) |
It would be nice if the task description could elaborate on some of the above concerns. A restriction of the scope of the task (beyond merely 'numbers'), as well as having an actual task to solve beyond a couple cryptic inputs and outputs would be much appreciated as well. --[[User:Chunes|Chunes]] ([[User talk:Chunes|talk]]) 12:22, 13 August 2020 (UTC) |
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:: The description doesn't even exert itself unduly on the question of whether the input value is a '''String''' or something else :-) |
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:: What is the expected result when the input is <code>pi</code> ? |
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:: 0 ? (we read <code>pi</code> as a string ?) |
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:: Infinity ? (we read <code>pi</code> as bound to a mathematically defined value) ? |
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:: Something else ? (we read <code>pi</code> as a system constant, bound to some unspecified member of a zoo of types that might include creatures like i32, i64, i128, or perhaps even their cousins u32, u64, u128, each of which would contain expansions of pi to different digit lengths) ? [[User:Hout|Hout]] ([[User talk:Hout|talk]]) 09:10, 14 August 2020 (UTC) |
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