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diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/floatingpoint.rst b/Doc/tutorial/floatingpoint.rst index 7212b40..e1cd7f9 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/floatingpoint.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/floatingpoint.rst @@ -12,15 +12,9 @@ Floating Point Arithmetic: Issues and Limitations Floating-point numbers are represented in computer hardware as base 2 (binary) -fractions. For example, the decimal fraction :: - - 0.125 - -has value 1/10 + 2/100 + 5/1000, and in the same way the binary fraction :: - - 0.001 - -has value 0/2 + 0/4 + 1/8. These two fractions have identical values, the only +fractions. For example, the **decimal** fraction ``0.125`` +has value 1/10 + 2/100 + 5/1000, and in the same way the **binary** fraction ``0.001`` +has value 0/2 + 0/4 + 1/8. These two fractions have identical values, the only real difference being that the first is written in base 10 fractional notation, and the second in base 2. |