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10^-2 is 0.01


Classical off by one when you wrap through zero (not sure if this one has a specific name).


It’s actually also an example of cache invalidation being difficult if you think about it…


off by 1 (order of magnitude)


Off by one floating point


off by one em


Wouldn’t it be 1ch


Yep, had that on my calc, and then skipped the zero when typing the post. Good catch. Even closer to a pure vacuum!




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