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Possible solution: revive the Indiana Pi Bill[0] (assuming 3.2 has an exact representation in binary?)

[0]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Pi_Bill

leni536 on Oct 9, 2014 [–]

assuming 3.2 has an exact representation in binary?

It does not have an exact representation in binary.

thaumasiotes on Oct 10, 2014 | [–]

Easy solution: amend the value to 3.25, or 3.125

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