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What, if anything, is epsilon? (2014) [pdf]

53 pointsby notmysql_about 2 years ago

6 comments

idbeholdabout 2 years ago
&gt; JavaScript programmers have the highest tolerance for error of all languages tested, with over 1,000 using epsilon of 0.5 or higher.<p>JavaScript actually defines &quot;Number.EPSILON&quot; as being &quot;the difference between 1 and the smallest floating point number greater than 1.&quot; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.mozilla.org&#x2F;en-US&#x2F;docs&#x2F;Web&#x2F;JavaScript&#x2F;Reference&#x2F;Global_Objects&#x2F;Number&#x2F;EPSILON" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.mozilla.org&#x2F;en-US&#x2F;docs&#x2F;Web&#x2F;JavaScript&#x2F;Refe...</a>
sulamabout 2 years ago
Do yourself the favor of reading the plots. They are the high point of this “paper.”
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jacob019about 2 years ago
Isn&#x27;t it just a small number to prevent divide by zero errors?
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ChancyChanceabout 2 years ago
I thought this was a real paper at first.
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blackbear_about 2 years ago
Nice graphics
xorvoidabout 2 years ago
Lolz. Delightful!