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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: evolution of bytes, The joy of FORTRAN
Date: 3 Mar 2025 19:16:16 GMT
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2025 06:54:31 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:

> Some fractions that are exact in decimal are only approximate in binary.

In second grade or whenever fractions are introduced one of the exercises 
was drawing lines to slice a pie into the required fractions. Trying to 
cut a pie into thirds upset me because it was so arbitrary compared to 
halves, quarters, etc.