Overheard
2019-12-13 22:00:06.499687+01 by Dan Lyke 3 comments
Overheard: "The difference between a million and a billion is about a billion."
2019-12-13 22:00:06.499687+01 by Dan Lyke 3 comments
Overheard: "The difference between a million and a billion is about a billion."
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#Comment Re: Overheard made: 2019-12-14 03:41:15.940007+01 by: TheSHAD0W
It's a close estimate, about 0.1% off.
#Comment Re: Overheard made: 2019-12-17 00:10:04.909901+01 by: Dan Lyke [edit history]
So to put that in context, that's 3 significant digits vs the 5 or so that a float provides.
#Comment Re: Overheard made: 2019-12-21 19:17:23.057733+01 by: TheSHAD0W
It's closer than 1000 bytes vs a kilobyte (kibibyte) though, one of the most common conflations.