Comment on Kid gave a reasonable answer without all the math bullshit

• Vinstaal0@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  In 99/100 of the situations people do not care about you saying 33% instead of 1/3 or 33,3333333333% or 33,33…%

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  • goldfndr@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Shocking twist: boldly estimating 99/100 of situations is less accurate (more hyperbolic) than asserting 33% or ⅓ or whatever is accurate.

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    • Vinstaal0@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s not about accuracy especially not when TALKING to somebody. I work with numbers for a living and nobody is as obsessed with fractions than people on Reddit and Lemmy, it’s crazy and I have clients where the difference between 33,33% and 33% can be thousdands of euro’s.

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