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[doc] Enhance readability by avoiding big blocks for small numbers. (pythonGH-31157)
Initially reported by Gregory Jacob on the docs@ mailing list: https://mail.python.org/archives/list/docs@python.org/thread/VPSFGLOZOHSPF7TGPOI65AOH25TCPSVR/
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Floating-point numbers are represented in computer hardware as base 2 (binary)
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fractions. For example, the decimal fraction ::
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0.125
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has value 1/10 + 2/100 + 5/1000, and in the same way the binary fraction ::
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0.001
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has value 0/2 + 0/4 + 1/8. These two fractions have identical values, the only
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fractions. For example, the **decimal** fraction ``0.125``
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has value 1/10 + 2/100 + 5/1000, and in the same way the **binary** fraction ``0.001``
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has value 0/2 + 0/4 + 1/8. These two fractions have identical values, the only
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real difference being that the first is written in base 10 fractional notation,
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and the second in base 2.
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