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Re: srand(0)

From Axel Reichert <mail@axel-reichert.de>
Newsgroups sci.math.num-analysis
Subject Re: srand(0)
Date 2026-02-24 20:00 +0100
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Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:

> On Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:08:52 +0100
> Axel Reichert <mail@axel-reichert.de> wrote:
>
>> "Of course" I am aware
>> (and taught to dozens of numerical beginners) that, say, 0.5 in base
>> 10 has a non terminating representation in base 2, but "random" is
>> neither representation.
>
> ???
> That's true for 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8 and 0.9. But 0.5 is
> represented on base 2 just fine.

Sorry, mixed it up (now, not when teaching ...). I meant 0.1, not 0.5.
Thanks for the heads up.

Axel

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