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That explains it (files.mastodon.social)

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The fun thing is this is just a consequence of how we write numbers. If you used base 12 1/3 would be 0.4. Obviously 0.4 + 0.4 + 0.4 in base 12 is 1.0, so 3 x 0.4 = 1

What's even more fun is that things like 1/5 or 1/10 are recurring decimals in base 12.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 years ago

You know, this explanation makes it make sense to me a lot more than most of the others I've ever gotten.