Floating Point Numbers - Computerphile
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Tom Scott explains for Computerphile how floating point numbers work, why moving the binary point is fast, and why it handles money badly.
Why HN recommends it: Recommended as a simple, fun explanation of why floating point gives odd errors like 0.1 + 0.2.
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