On 07/11/2016 09:28 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 01:04 am, Ian Kelly wrote:
Er, what? I count *five* digits in "00123", not three. You seem to be assuming that "precision" can only refer to digits after the decimal place, but that's a dubious proposition.
I will readily admit to not having a maths degree, and so of course to me saying the integer 123 has a precision of 5, 10, or 99 digits seems like hogwash to me.
But I'm always willing to learn. So please explain what 123 with a precision of five integer digits means, and what to do we gain by saying such a thing?
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