2015-05-27 11:00 GMT+02:00 Nicolas Cellier <nicolas.cellier.aka.nice@gmail.com>:

Because there are infinitely many fractions that are approximately equal to 273.15 (the float).
and because we want to have this property a=b & (a=c) ==> (b=c).

Nicolas

Also because it's good to know that 1/10 ~= 0.1

But maybe the question is why 1=1.0 ?

Because we want to have the numbers sortable... Would 1<1.0 or 1>1.0 be better?

If you can't compare, then be prepared to change hierarchy (what's the sole purpose of Magnitude) and also rewrite a lot of code...

Nicolas

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2015-05-27 5:00 GMT+02:00 Sean P. DeNigris <sean@clipperadams.com>:
Why does "1 = 1.0" but "273.15 ~= (5463/20)"? You must send #asFloat to the
fraction to answer true...

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