From: Julien Palard Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2022 12:44:04 +0000 (+0100) Subject: [doc] Enhance readability by avoiding big blocks for small numbers. (GH-31157) X-Git-Tag: v3.11.0a6~304 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=fa90e48c53384889d28f171170ab79d777d46949;p=thirdparty%2FPython%2Fcpython.git [doc] Enhance readability by avoiding big blocks for small numbers. (GH-31157) Initially reported by Gregory Jacob on the docs@ mailing list: https://mail.python.org/archives/list/docs@python.org/thread/VPSFGLOZOHSPF7TGPOI65AOH25TCPSVR/ --- diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/floatingpoint.rst b/Doc/tutorial/floatingpoint.rst index 7212b40be837..e1cd7f9ece75 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/floatingpoint.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/floatingpoint.rst @@ -12,15 +12,9 @@ Floating Point Arithmetic: Issues and Limitations Floating-point numbers are represented in computer hardware as base 2 (binary) -fractions. For example, the decimal fraction :: - - 0.125 - -has value 1/10 + 2/100 + 5/1000, and in the same way the binary fraction :: - - 0.001 - -has value 0/2 + 0/4 + 1/8. These two fractions have identical values, the only +fractions. For example, the **decimal** fraction ``0.125`` +has value 1/10 + 2/100 + 5/1000, and in the same way the **binary** fraction ``0.001`` +has value 0/2 + 0/4 + 1/8. These two fractions have identical values, the only real difference being that the first is written in base 10 fractional notation, and the second in base 2.