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Why is 0.1 + 0.2 returns 0.30000000000000004 in JavaScript? (medium.com)

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Have you performed simple arithmetic operations like 0.1 + 0.2? You might have gotten something strange: 0.1 + 0.2 = 0.30000000000000004.

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Popularity and ease of use I guess.

this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2024

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