I think I'm OK with supporting that interpretation. 天火狐
On 20 June 2017 at 16:09, Kerim Aydin <ke...@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > > On Tue, 20 Jun 2017, Josh T wrote: > > I'm not convinced that saying "the unit of Balance > > values is shiny" is sufficient to restrict them to integers: I imagine > > few people would dispute "the meter is a unit of length" as incorrect, > > and it makes sense to talk about fractions of a meter. > > On the other hand, all those previous definitions were assuming > currencies were modeled on physical money or assets (minimum unit > quantities representing smallest coin sizes). > > This time it's a completely different metaphor, and maybe - as suggested > elsewhere - we should go to the common usage of "switch". If you have a > TV remote switch, it's pretty clear that the "units" of channel and > volume are fixed on some kind of integer/discrete scale even if the > underlying measurement units (MHz or dB) are continuous. > > > >
