Mercuri@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 3 days agoYes Google, 2/3 is TOTALLY the same as 1/2lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1446arrow-down128file-text
arrow-up1418arrow-down1external-linkYes Google, 2/3 is TOTALLY the same as 1/2lemmy.worldMercuri@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 3 days agomessage-square62fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremister_flibble@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoI’m guessing whatever it scraped to generate this was intended for divvying up food rather than doing actual math. 1/3 plus a third of a third is close enough to a half if you’re talking about portioning out pizza or leftovers or what have you.
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours ago divvying up food rather than doing actual math. divvying up - dividing food into equal proportions - is math.
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 hours agoYep, the difference between .444… And .5 is only .0555… Who notices 5 nintieths of something? That’s going to be within the error of sloppy measuring anyways
I’m guessing whatever it scraped to generate this was intended for divvying up food rather than doing actual math. 1/3 plus a third of a third is close enough to a half if you’re talking about portioning out pizza or leftovers or what have you.
divvying up - dividing food into equal proportions - is math.
Yep, the difference between .444… And .5 is only .0555…
Who notices 5 nintieths of something? That’s going to be within the error of sloppy measuring anyways