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Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> writes:

> Real numbers, yes […] but not IEEE floating point. Be careful of that
> distinction; we're talking about computers here, not mythical numbers.

So real numbers are mythical? IEEE floating point values are more real
than real numbers? Just what are you saying, man?

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