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Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros

From Dr J R Stockton <reply1600@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
Subject Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros
Date 2016-12-25 23:39 +0000
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In comp.lang.javascript message <XnsA6E75C3BFEF28eejj99@194.109.6.166>,
Fri, 23 Dec 2016 09:04:01, Evertjan. <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net>
posted:

>Dr J R Stockton <reply1600@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> wrote on 23 Dec 2016
>in comp.lang.javascript:
>
>> In JavaScript one can set PlusI = [0,+1] and MinusI = [0,-1], and write
>> arithmetic functions to operate on and return values of that nature.  It
>> is known that Math.POW(PlusI, PlusI) should return
>> 0.207879576350761908546955... - and other values.
>
>That I believe you are right is based on faith that it should,
>not on factual knowledge that it does or must.

Google knows it, four times, in three different languages.  It knows the
first nine fractional digits much better, and shows parts of at least
one simple proof.

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  Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-12-20 11:46 +0100
    Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2016-12-20 17:58 +0000
      Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-12-20 23:56 +0100
        Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2016-12-21 13:59 +0000
  Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros <cyber@2trom.com> - 2016-12-21 02:55 +0000
    Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros Dr J R Stockton <reply1600@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-12-22 23:43 +0000
      Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-12-23 09:04 +0100
        Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros Dr J R Stockton <reply1600@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-12-25 22:15 +0000
        Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros Dr J R Stockton <reply1600@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-12-25 23:39 +0000
      Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2016-12-23 09:05 +0000
      Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros Ram Tobolski <ramtob@gmail.com> - 2016-12-24 02:28 -0800
        Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros Dr J R Stockton <reply1600@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-12-25 22:00 +0000
    Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-12-26 12:08 -0800
  Why JavaScript has two zeros Ram Tobolski <ramtob@gmail.com> - 2016-12-21 10:20 -0800
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