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[lojban] fractions vs. decimals

To: lojban@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [lojban] fractions vs. decimals
From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:15:54 EDT
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In a message dated 2004-09-22 1:15:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lojban@yahoogroups.com writes:

li pimu du li fi'ure .i li pira'eci du li fi'uci .i li pira'enomubibirecimure
sovopapazexavoze du li fi'upaze

(Yes, I know that one cold. At least in English.)

mu'omi'e .pier.

That pretty much makes my point. Fractions should *not* be represented primarily by their decimal (or other base) equivalents. To expect someone to know even 1/7 in decimal is asking way too much.

stevo

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