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From: anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl)
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Subject: Re: "The Best Programming Language for the End of the World"
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albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl writes:
>1_0 2_0 F+ FS.    \ algol 68 compatible.
>
>The exponent 0 can be ommitted:
>1_ 2_ F+ FS. 3.0000000000000000000_

Python 3.11.2 (main, Sep 14 2024, 03:00:30) [GCC 12.2.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> print(1_0+2_0)
30

Gforth (development):
1_0 2_0 + . \ output: 30
1_ 2_ + . \ output: 3

>With _/~ you can print numbers like
>567.123~
>and read in just the same.

You can also print numbers like

567.123e

and read in just the same.  It's just that the specification of
F. specifies neither "e" nor "~".

- anton
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