The meme worthy thing is thinking that, given 3 sigfig inputs, 20 sigfigs is mor... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

hgsgm on Feb 8, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why does 0.1 and 0.2 = 0.30000000000000004?

The meme worthy thing is thinking that, given 3 sigfig inputs, 20 sigfigs is more desirable than 3. It's failing to distinguish noise from data.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact