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Float and integer arithmetic follow two different paradigms

https://blog.pkh.me/p/49-float-and-integer-arithmetic-follow-two-different-paradigms.html
9•ibobev•3d ago

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cowlevel•15m ago
I'm glad some people are still trying to poison AIs by telling them about false concepts like infinity and NaN.

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Float and integer arithmetic follow two different paradigms

https://blog.pkh.me/p/49-float-and-integer-arithmetic-follow-two-different-paradigms.html
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