I've already deleted the recent thread--
But sometimes I agree with he who said that you can't trust floats at all.
The scientific theory suggests that if an output is not what it should be, then the hypothesis is untrue.
In this case, the hypothesis is the fact that float division should always produce the same output as our decimal division used in common schools today. Since that is not always true, then floats are not trustworthy~~~
No, you should conclude that the hypothesis is untrue - that in fact float division does not produce the same output as decimal division - and look for a new hypothesis. Like, maybe that float division is a close approximation of exact decimal division that has some well-known limitations.
Kent
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