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- undeterminstic
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in scratch what is the smallest positve integer where n = n+1 (due to floating point error or smth)
Last edited by undeterminstic (Feb. 1, 2024 18:15:43)
yes
- Za-Chary
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Just tested it, and it appears to be 9999999999999999 (sixteen nines).
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Just tested it, and it appears to be 9999999999999999 (sixteen nines).nope, 9999999999999995 also goes up. I believe in numbers above the threshold, all the non-divisible-by-2 numbers would be somewhat faulty (the one ending with 7 becomes 6)
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9999999999999900 also worksJust tested it, and it appears to be 9999999999999999 (sixteen nines).nope, 9999999999999995 also goes up. I believe in numbers above the threshold, all the non-divisible-by-2 numbers would be somewhat faulty (the one ending with 7 becomes 6)
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At least on my machine, 9007199254740992.
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silly meJust tested it, and it appears to be 9999999999999999 (sixteen nines).nope, 9999999999999995 also goes up. I believe in numbers above the threshold, all the non-divisible-by-2 numbers would be somewhat faulty (the one ending with 7 becomes 6)
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