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re: Settle an argument: Which is preferable, including a leading zero or not?
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:22 pm to Turkey_Creek_Tiger
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:22 pm to Turkey_Creek_Tiger
Never did it and never had anyone tell me they had problems with reading it.
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Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:23 pm to thermal9221
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Never did it and never had anyone tell me they had problems with reading it.
well, I guess you have good handwriting, but I assume you have never had an Asian finance professor.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:24 pm to thermal9221
quote:But it didn't bother you?
Never did it and never had anyone tell me they had problems with reading it.
Maybe it's slight OCD, but it really bothers me when I see a number like -.21 written out instead of -0.21.
This post was edited on 3/19/14 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:25 pm to When in Rome
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Maybe it's slight OCD, but it really bothers me when I see a number like -.21 written out instead of -0.21.
me too, it bothers me just reading it in your sentence
my OCD usually doesn't affect things like this, its usually over organization and cleanliness.
This post was edited on 3/19/14 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:25 pm to TH03
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leading zero because I'm not a dumbass
So you're smart because you're jotting down pointless zeros? frick it don't stop at one. Throw out 4 or 5 of em.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:25 pm to TH03
quote:
leading zero
I prefer this method to point out that it is a decimal.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:26 pm to TH03
quote:
leading zero
I prefer this method to point out that it is a decimal.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:30 pm to crimsonsaint
quote:Well that escalated quickly.
So you're smart because you're jotting down pointless zeros? frick it don't stop at one. Throw out 4 or 5 of em.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:31 pm to Duckie
A measurement that is 1/16th of an inch is 1/16", not 0 1/16".
The correct way to dimension something exactly 1/16" is .0625". I couldn't care less about what you do with your stats or Commie Pinko metric units, but in imperial measurements it is customary to drop the leading zero.
The correct way to dimension something exactly 1/16" is .0625". I couldn't care less about what you do with your stats or Commie Pinko metric units, but in imperial measurements it is customary to drop the leading zero.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:33 pm to SWCBonfire
quote:
A measurement that is 1/16th of an inch is 1/16", not 0 1/16".
The correct way to dimension something exactly 1/16" is .0625". I couldn't care less about what you do with your stats or Commie Pinko metric units, but in imperial measurements it is customary to drop the leading zero.
were not talking about fractions here
This post was edited on 3/19/14 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:34 pm to SWCBonfire
Considering where I lived in college I always led with a zero so that the prof could tell the diff between my decimal points and random roach turds on the paper.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:35 pm to SWCBonfire
quote:Well, yeah. I would never need to write a leading zero in front of a fraction.
A measurement that is 1/16th of an inch is 1/16", not 0 1/16".
quote:All I got from that was, "If you don't like it you can giiiitt out."
The correct way to dimension something exactly 1/16" is .0625". I couldn't care less about what you do with your stats or Commie Pinko metric units, but in imperial measurements it is customary to drop the leading zero.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:39 pm to When in Rome
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Well, yeah. I would never need to write a leading zero in front of a fraction
A decimal is a fraction.
And on the note of units, if you see something like .010 with no units, that's assumed to be ten thousandths of an inch (because what else would it be)?
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:47 pm to When in Rome
quote:
Did it bother you?
Lol no
The leading zero bothers me .
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:48 pm to SWCBonfire
quote:
A decimal is a fraction
we are talking about notation here. quote:
And on the note of units, if you see something like .010 with no units, that's assumed to be ten thousandths of an inch (because what else would it be)?
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:54 pm to When in Rome
I typically write -0.21 so the decimal isn't overlooked and confused for -21
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:55 pm to When in Rome
I'm an engineer and throughout school to this day I can't say I am consistent with or without a leading zero... I probably keep it at around a 60/40 split in favor of no leading zero if I had to guess.
If typing I will always use the zero though. It's weird.
If typing I will always use the zero though. It's weird.
This post was edited on 3/19/14 at 10:56 pm
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:56 pm to When in Rome
ALWAYS include the leading zero when writing IMO.
Leave it off when punching in your calculator if you please, but when it's on paper include the zero.
Leave it off when punching in your calculator if you please, but when it's on paper include the zero.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:59 pm to SWCBonfire
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And on the note of units, if you see something like .010 with no units, that's assumed to be ten thousandths of an inch
Uhh wut?
quote:
because what else would it be)?
A number?
Posted on 3/19/14 at 11:05 pm to When in Rome
An extra zero on the right side indicates a greater degree of precision. For example, 21.0 is not the same as 21 because 21.0 indicates that you are confident in your accuracy to within one tenth. 21 shows accuracy to within one instead.
Of course, on the left side that doesn't apply although I'd prefer to have the leading zero just to be sure the reader doesn't ignore the decimal. Finally, we need pics of you and the roommate scissoring.
Of course, on the left side that doesn't apply although I'd prefer to have the leading zero just to be sure the reader doesn't ignore the decimal. Finally, we need pics of you and the roommate scissoring.
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