From: Marnen Laibow-Koser <marnen@...>
Date: 2009-12-01T22:52:54+09:00
Subject: Re: Float Arithmetic: Return A Fixnum When Float == Fixnum

MaggotChild wrote:
>>> j = 5/2.0
> => 2.5
> 
> I'm fine with this
> 
>>> j = 4/2.0
> => 2.0
> 
> Useless precision -for me. I want 2!

The notation is misleading.  It's not a question of precision, but of 
type.  You can think of 2.0 as 2:Float, not 2 to 2 significant figures.

> 
>>> j == j.to_i ? j.to_i : j
> => 2
> 
> Is there a "better" way?

Why even bother?

Best,
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