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| Subject | Re: Simple % question |
|---|---|
| From | Scott W Dunning <swdunning@cox.net> |
| Date | 2014-02-11 20:30 -0700 |
| References | <63EBCBF1-6C1B-4B8B-9D4A-0567CBDA978A@cox.net> <RDgz1n0163bjUJS01Dh2pq> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.6726.1392178841.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On Feb 11, 2014, at 6:36 PM, Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote: > > The real question is: What do you expect that symbol to mean? > > Its actual meaning is quite simple. In long division, dividing one > number by another looks like this: Yeah I understand what the % means. It just confused me that 1%10 was 1. In my thought process it just didn’t work. 1/10= .1 and I just didn’t see where the remainder of 1 came in.
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Re: Simple % question Scott W Dunning <swdunning@cox.net> - 2014-02-11 20:30 -0700
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