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Old 05-12-2008, 03:58 PM   #83
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Originally Posted by pshrynk View Post
The button comes from the disdain that mathematicians have for physicists. Math uses precise values for integers. Physicists have a propensity to round off. So, 2.4 + 2.4 = 4.8, rounded up to 5 if the significant digit protocol for the calculation is one. For some reason this distresses mathematicians.
COOL!!! I never thought of that, despite having both a Math and Physics bachelors. Thank you!!
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