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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If only we had a way to have numbers smaller than 1.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Right, having more whole, proper fractions to work with can also be simpler (and more precise) than truncating decimals and dealing with the implications of significant figures. I just don't understand why people are so hostile to this as a basic idea. Base 12 has benefits, just like base ten does.