/sci/ - Science & Math

Point
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QED

>>7660997
Commas for thousands are generally uncessary, 19000000000 is equal to 19,000,000,000 the commas only exist for ease of reading. Decimal point is vastly superior though.

do you pronounce the comma "point" or "comma" when saying numbers?

>>7660997
Comma
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QED

The one that I use.

>>7661000
This. Trips of truth.

>>7661003
Fuck you retarded singlet nigger.

>>7661002
comma
in german 1,7 is eins komma sieben
which sounds better than eins punkt sieben
i admit in endlish point sounds better

>>7660997
e is better because the first few digits are super awesome.
2.7 18281828

>>7660997
Do euros actually use commas as decimals? Why?

>>7661026
because we are not so retarded as to have to use commas to group our big numbers into three digit groups, and a comma is easier to write on the chalkboard that a point

>>7661042
> use commas to group our big numbers into three digit groups
Don't see the problem
>a comma is easier to write on the chalkboard that a point
lmao who the fuck still uses whiteboards? Backwards continentals. To believe we are still in the EU associating with peasants like yourself.

>>7660997
I'm from Germany, but I use points for decimal points, half spaces to divide large numbers (although I rarely ever write numbers like that) and an x for exponential notation like [eqn] 12! = 479 \, 001 \, 600 \approx 4.8 \times 10^{8} [/eqn]. I like it better this way. I need to do it in papers anyway.

The German notation would be [eqn] 12! = 479.001.600 \approx 4{,}8 \cdot 10^{8} [/eqn] in case anybody doesn't know or is curious.

>>7661082
What is the exact reason that eqn-tags don't work any longer? This place is going to shit man

>>7661066
>little englander
>calling anyone a peasant
The irony is too strong.

>>7660997
dot is the end of something.. like a sentence. does pi end after 3? Nope. you are just trying to seperate something, like you do with commas in a sentence.

therefore , > .

Point

>>7661066
>Don't see the problem
the problem is that you want to use the comma for something else dumbass

>lmao who the fuck still uses whiteboards? Backwards continentals. To believe we are still in the EU associating with peasants like yourself.
da fuck you learn off of?

>>7661009
>das this

>>7661106
Friendly reminder that Nigerian GNP is 3x that of Portugal.

>>7661130
>does pi end after 3?
decimal notation is a hack, a kludge, a clumsy combination of the integers and inexact solutions to ratios of integers

it's entirely appropriate to put a full stop separation between the 3 and the rest in pi, because you're talking about two entirely different types of numbers

Comma for making large numbers more readable. Points for decimal places.

>>7661130
gotta say, that's pretty retarded

>>7661130
So when you write any math expression you put a dot at the end?

>>7661130
That's in grammar dumbfuck, we're talking about math.

>>7661009
>number one ends with an s
Fuck off Germany

>>7662018
when you reach the big boys league, people should be able to read your work like it is written in prose

>>7661906
>what is per capita

Was going to make a new post, but as this seems a bit related.
Which one does /sci/ use?
>inb4 parenthesis

>>7662050

asterisks master race

>>7662050
I honestly have not written down a numerical calculation like that in years.

>>7662050
dot

>>7662062
>dot
And where is that on my keyboard?

>>7662034
>tfw you speak the language of the universe

>>7662042
Ok you win this round but I still think Portugal's economy is embarrasing considering their GNP per capita ($26,000) Is not even double Botswana's ($15,000). One is white, in Western Europe and had a global empire, the other is a bunch of hut dwelling black tribesmen in the asscrack of the world.

>>7662050
Asterisk for scalar multiplication because there's no easy accessible dot on the keyboard and the x is vector product.

>>7662083
why the fuck would you do it on a keyboard without using Latex.

>>7661000
America wins again