| ▲ | skeeter2020 3 days ago |
| >> Having more zeros does not equal to being more "precise" Isn't having more decimal places the exact definition of precision (vs accuracy)? |
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| ▲ | munchler 3 days ago | parent [-] |
| The point is that those decimal places don't have to be zeros. 7.893 is just as precise as 8.001. |
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| ▲ | a3w 3 days ago | parent | next [-] | | Yet for some reason unknown to me, people get annoyed when you tell them „let us meet at 13:37. that is no more accurate than let us meet at 14:00 hours” | | |
| ▲ | Mawr 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | 1. It's easier to remember. 2. Do you actually say fourteen-zero-zero or just fourteen? If the latter, that's your answer right there. | |
| ▲ | VMG 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | 14:00 is a Schelling point |
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| ▲ | 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | [deleted] |
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