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minus-squarejayk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 hours agowhy would you divide something by 10^-3 instead of just multiplying it by 1000
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 hours agoPerhaps the value was from elsewhere in the conversation and could have just as well been a variable in the formula, so they were referencing where it came from by spelling it out.
why would you divide something by 10^-3 instead of just multiplying it by 1000
Perhaps the value was from elsewhere in the conversation and could have just as well been a variable in the formula, so they were referencing where it came from by spelling it out.