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On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:04:42 +0200, andrel wrote:
>> You're making a mental calculation there - you're dividing by 10. It's
>> easy, but that doesn't mean there's no calculation at all.
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> Oh come on, you are not dividing, just shifting the decimal point.
Which by definition, mathematically, is division (or multiplication if
it's the other direction).
"Shifting the decimal point" isn't a recognised mathematical operation,
well, it wasn't when I took maths. Multiplication and division are.
Just because one takes a shortcut doesn't mean it's a different operation.
Jim
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