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I don’t think you understand what infinitesimally means! It means the opposite- you want to use ‘infinitely’ there.

Now, not being a condescending asshole, I really take issue with you calling an approximation a ‘lie’. And honestly, who’s multiplying decimal points mentally? That’s difficult. Use a calculator. Want to avoid calculators for an exam? Simplify! That’s why they use 5 and not 3.14.

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LemmysMum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

infinitesimally I was typing in a rush and mistyped, but you understand what I meant.

Simplify! That’s why they use 5 and not 3.14.

That’s a bullshit excuse. 3 could be argued but 5 is straight disinformation. And I do multiplication of decimals in my head because I was taught how to in school, that’s how far behind the US system is.

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- F4lcon@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  That’s impressive. Mental math isn’t one of my talents to be honest. And let’s agree to disagree about the disinformation.
  
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  - LemmysMum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It’s a skill like any other, you have to be taught it to learn it.
    
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    F4lcon@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Lots of skills in the world, some more useful than others.
    
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