Minichan

Topic: This is not called a decimal point.

Anonymous A started this discussion 15 years ago #8,202

Here: 45.02

The "dot" there is called an octal point, not a decimal point.

hamfist !!mtq555+/1 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 8 minutes later[^] [v] #143,360

ita calld a period u fkin dumass

Fuck you Brian Wilson joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 12 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #143,363

o.ok.

protip !!pMmAiEwOm joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 9 minutes later, 21 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #143,369

Oh, okay.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #143,371

Now this:

99.99

is called a decimal point.

Fuck you Brian Wilson replied with this 15 years ago, 9 minutes later, 33 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #143,373

@previous (A)
why'd you wait 23 minutes to post that faggot

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 39 seconds later, 33 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #143,374

it goes both ways retard

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 10 minutes later, 44 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #143,376

@previous (E)
There would never be a time when the dot in "99.99" would be called an octal point because the characters "8" and "9" do not exist in octal.

stickybuns !bENfolDsOU joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 51 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #143,380

It's called a full stop.

dreamworks joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 52 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #143,412

@143,371 (A)
no its
99,99
stupid american
@143,373 (Fuck you Brian Wilson)
lol

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 hours later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #143,457

@143,376 (A)
It could be a hexadecimal point though.

Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #143,458

Its called a penis

Anonymous I double-posted this 15 years ago, 15 seconds later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #143,459

penis

Anonymous I triple-posted this 15 years ago, 15 seconds later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #143,460

penis

Anonymous I quadruple-posted this 15 years ago, 17 seconds later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #143,461

penis

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 11 hours later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #143,756

@143,457 (H)
True. As well as a sexagecimal point.

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 52 minutes later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #143,814

@143,371 (A)
What's the difference?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 11 minutes later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #143,828

@previous (J)
The point is called a ____ point.

The blank being the numeral writing system you are using.

Typically we use the decimal system, and so it's called a decimal point.

If we are using a different system, the name of the dot changes. For example, the number ten and a half in binary:

1010.1

that dot is called binary point in this context. Although if the context is decimal, then that number would be one thousand and ten point one, and it would be a decimal point.

Anonymous H replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #143,834

@previous (A)
Or, more generally, a radix point.

a1998779 replied with this 15 years ago, 8 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #144,383

@143,376 (A)

> Here: 45.02
>
> The "dot" there is called an octal point, not a decimal point.

> There would never be a time when the dot in "99.99" would be called an octal point because the characters "8" and "9" do not exist in octal.

> implying i was talking about your non-original post

45.02 goes both ways you are wrong good day

ltamake !3vZ7A06glM joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 38 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #144,417

Enticing tale, comrade.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #144,507

@144,383 (a1998779)

> 45.02 goes both ways you are wrong good day
No it can go either way, but it can only be one.

In that context I was using the octal system.

(Edited 22 seconds later.)

r04r joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #144,508

@previous (A)
> implying those numbers don't exist in decimal, which is what everyone uses so it's a decimal point

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #144,509

@previous (r04r)
Those numbers exist in decimal, I never said otherwise. However they also exist in octal, and in that instance I was using octal, not decimal- therefor it's an octal point.

Any number written in octal could be seen as a decimal number, but that doesn't mean octal points don't exist, now does it?

(Edited 16 seconds later.)

mew replied with this 15 years ago, 10 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #144,512

@previous (A)
> In that context I was using the octal system.
I'll give you that.

> The "dot" there is called an octal point, not a decimal point.
However it's either one for it like we're saying. It's not just one.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #144,513

@previous (mew)
> It's not just one.
It can only be one in any given context.

Seeing "45.01" one might assume it is a decimal point, but later find it was actually an octal point.

Anonymous I replied with this 15 years ago, 17 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #144,522

vagina

Anonymous I double-posted this 15 years ago, 16 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #144,523

vagina

Anonymous I triple-posted this 15 years ago, 16 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #144,525

vagina

Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #144,623

I don't care what you call it. It's still a decimal point. It has no context, so I draw my own. Fuck yours.
:

Please familiarise yourself with the rules and markup syntax before posting.