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minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down2·1 day agoTell that to all the math textbooks that say “greater than > or less than <”.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·1 day agoMost of the time, math textbooks are dealing with real numbers (continuous quantities), for which that verbiage is appropriate.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoAre percentages not continuous quantities? In this case, they represent ratio of discrete values, but we don’t know what those are.
Tell that to all the math textbooks that say “greater than > or less than <”.
Most of the time, math textbooks are dealing with real numbers (continuous quantities), for which that verbiage is appropriate.
Are percentages not continuous quantities? In this case, they represent ratio of discrete values, but we don’t know what those are.